Erdogan: “Macron has mental problems. Muslims in the EU as Jews during Nazism.” Conte: “Unacceptable words”

Erdogan attacks Macron, calls for a boycott of French products and denounces “Islamophobia” as a “plague of European countries”, adding that “against Muslims a campaign of lynching similar to that against the Jews before the Second World War ”. But the distance confrontation comes to involve Europe, Germany, Holland and Italy, who express solidarity with the President French and oppose the statements of Erdogan. “The words addressed by the president Erdogan to the president Macron they are unacceptable – wrote Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in a tweet -. Personal invectives do not help the positive agenda that the EU wants to pursue with Turkey but, on the contrary, they distance the solutions. Full solidarity with President Emmanuel Macron ”.

The statements made by President Erdogan to President Macron are unacceptable. Personal invectives do not help the positive agenda that the EU wants to pursue with Turkey, but on the contrary, they reject solutions. Total solidarity with the president @EmmanuelMacron

– Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) October 26, 2020

At the origin of the attacks – On the day the lira hits a new all-time low against the dollar, Ankara intends more than ever to hold high level of controversy in which the defense of Islam seems functional to the affirmation of its geopolitical interests and the expansion of its influence in the region. It is no mystery that such interests have led to the Turkey on a collision course with France in various scenarios, from Libya to Eastern mediterranean, to Nagorno Karabakh. Tensions exploded with the sentences pronounced by Macron during the solemn ceremony in honor of Samuel Paty, the teacher killed by a young Chechen immigrant after showing some of the cartoons in Muhammad published by Charlie hebdo. In fact, the French president reiterated that “we will not give up cartoons, even if others withdraw, because in France the Lights do not go out “, and denounced” Islamic separatism “, affirming the need to” structure Islam “in France. For some weeks now, the head of the Elysee has insisted on the need to introduce measures to repress the militants Islamists and to build a way to Islam consistent with what he called “the values ​​of the Republic”, and specified that the government is working with the main group representing Muslims in the country to build an “Islam of the Enlightenment” that can be “at peace with Republic“.

Erdogan to European leaders: “You are the heirs of the Nazis” – In a speech at the Ankara presidential palace, Erdogan denounced “Islamophobia” as a “plague of European countries”, appealing to the Chancellor Merkel“If you have freedom of religion, how come there have been almost 100 attacks on mosques? You are the true fascists, you are the heirs of the gods Nazis“He continued.” By demonizing Muslims, you will gain nothing. European Parliament, who speaks of our country every time, cannot ignore Islamophobia“he added Erdogan, arguing that “in certain European countries, hatred of Islam and Muslims has become a practice promoted even by presidents.” Turkish president did not take into account the request of the High Representative for EU foreign policy, Josep Borrell who, judging “unacceptable” the sentences he pronounced on Saturday in which he questioned the mental balance of Macron, invited him to “stop this dangerous spiral of confrontation.” Backwards, Erdogan poses its challenge also to the United States and to Then Altogether, after threats of US sanctions for the first test, on October 16, of the S-400 antiaircraft defense system acquired by the Russia: “Apply them – said the sultan in a speech broadcast on television – we are not a tribal state, we are Turkey.”

The reactions – For the spokesperson of Angela Merkel, Steffen Seibert, those of Erdogan these are “slanderous and absolutely unacceptable” words and the solidarity in Paris also came from the German Foreign Minister Heiko maas who described his insults as a “new low point”. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said his country aligns with the France “For freedom of expression and against extremism and radicalism”, while for Efraim Zuroff, director of the Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem “there is no way to compare the conditions that the Muslims today in France with the Jews of Europe 80 years ago ”. Zuroff He then ironically defined Erdogan as “a great expert on history”, so much so that he did not “internalize the fact that there was a genocide of Armenia for him Turks“.

At the level of the EU institutions, the President of the European Council Charles Michel highlights that “instead of a positive agenda, the Turkey choose provocations, unilateral actions in the Mediterranean and now insults. It is intolerable. Respect for Europe and its Member States ”. The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, considering “unacceptable” the sentences pronounced on Saturday in which Erdogan questioned for the first time the mental balance of Macron, had already invited him to “stop this dangerous spiral of confrontation” and today his spokesman Peter stano He said he does not rule out the possibility of convening an urgent meeting of EU ministers. “We clearly expect a change in Turkey’s actions and statements,” he said. Stano, noting that there would be several discussions to decide whether to continue waiting or act sooner to Ankara. Stano, however, insisted that Turkey remains a “very important partner” forEuropean Union and that “no one will draw benefit from another comparison. “

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