Turkey condemns the burning of images of Erdogan and the Turkish flag during an Armenian demonstration in Lebanon



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Turkey condemns the burning of photographs of Erdogan and the Turkish flag during an Armenian demonstration in Lebanon

Reuters

A demonstration of Lebanese Armenians in Beirut, Archive

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it called “inappropriate practices” against the Turkish president and the Turkish flag, during a demonstration organized by Lebanese Armenians in front of the Turkish embassy in the Lebanese capital.

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Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said: “We strongly condemn the inappropriate behavior against the president of our republic and our national flag, during a demonstration in front of the Turkish embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and we hope that the competent authorities will urgently investigate and hold wrongdoers accountable. “

According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry statement, “the aforementioned demonstration took place, organized by Armenian groups in Lebanon, on October 26, and the Turkish flag and images of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were burned.”

Armenian parties and student organizations in Lebanon organized a demonstration in front of the Turkish embassy in the Rabieh region, to condemn the violation of the armistice agreement between Karabakh and Azerbaijan, and Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan in the conflict in the region .

During the demonstration, protesters threw stones at the security forces in charge of protecting the embassy, ​​fired fireworks, and a stampede broke out between the two sides.

The protesters raised slogans denouncing Ankara’s policy and its direct support for Azerbaijan in its military battle in the Karabakh region.

Source: RT



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