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The Swedish Foreign Minister hopes for constructive steps towards democracy and human rights in Turkey, and the Turkish Foreign Minister rejects calls from the European Union to withdraw forces from his country from northeast Syria
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Ihsanoglu and the Swedish Chancellor hold a press conference after their meeting in Ankara (AFP).
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu angrily rejected calls by the European Union to withdraw forces from his country from northeastern Syria, accusing the bloc of double standards and trying to teach Ankara human rights and international law. .
At a press conference after the talks in Ankara, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Lind repeated calls by the European Union for Turkey to withdraw the forces it sent to northeast Syria a year ago to hunt down the fighters. Kurds whom Ankara considers terrorists.
“The strong position of the European Union remains the same … they continue to urge Turkey to withdraw,” Lindh said.
He added that the European Union also expects constructive steps towards democracy and human rights in Turkey.
Joint press conference on Turkey to withdraw from Syria on stimulus Unlimited Foreign Minister of Sweden, our Foreign Minister @MevlutCavusoglu‘dan ayar: pic.twitter.com/P5aae83cLk
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Lind also criticized Ankara’s decision to resume exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, members of the European Union, are in dispute over sovereignty over territorial waters.
For his part, Mevlüt Çavuşolu clearly expressed his anger and led the press conference in an unexpected direction.
“You are trying to teach a lesson about human rights and international law, behaving condescendingly and using the word urgency,” he said.
He noted that the European Union does not urge Turkey to withdraw from northwestern Syria because “another three million refugees will come to Turkey and then to European countries”, and asked: “Why does Sweden not defend the rights of Turkish Cypriots?”
In response, Lind said that she, as a “guest”, would not be involved in a conflict, adding: “I hope everyone in Turkey has the opportunity to express their views openly as you do, Minister … Thank you” .
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