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Turkey on Thursday denounced “arrogant” statements by French President Emmanuel Macron, who criticized Ankara’s actions in the eastern Mediterranean and accused the French leader of “endangering” European interests, AFP reported, quoted by Agerpres.
“French President Emmanuel Macron has again made arrogant statements, in an old colonialist reflex,” said Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, adding that the French head of state “favors tensions and endangers the interests of Europe and the European Union “.
From Porticcio in Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean, Macron on Thursday asked the European Union to present a “more united and clear voice against Turkey”, which “is no longer a partner in the region”, in the context of which There is no unified position of the community bloc on this issue. “We Europeans must be clearer and more firm with the government of President (Turkish Recep Tayyip) Erdogan, who is behaving unacceptably today,” and we must “clarify his intentions,” said the French head of state. He also stressed that his “deep desire” was “to re-enter a fruitful dialogue with Turkey.”
In an apparent allusion to the actions of the Turkish government and their consequences, the French president also said that “the Turkish people, who are a great people, deserve something more.”
“Macron attacks Turkey and our president every day, because we foil his insidious projects and dirty foreign policy games,” the Turkish ministry added. “Instead of blindly posing as a lawyer for Greece and the Greek Cypriots … France should adopt a position that promotes reconciliation and dialogue,” he continued.
Macron’s claims that the Turkish people “deserve more” appear to have been perceived by Ankara as an attempt to turn the Turkish people against President Erdogan.
“Our president is one of the elected leaders with the highest percentage of votes in Europe. Our president has always drawn his strength from the Turkish people. The Turkish people and their government have always been united in the face of this kind of delusion and will continue to be” united “, stressed the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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