Turkey Demands Apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a Dictator
Posted on 2021-04-10 11:36:04
Turkey is demanding an apology from Italy's premier after he called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a ``dictator.''
The diplomatic standoff has deepened a rift between Turkey and the European Union at a time when both sides had been hoping for rapprochement.
Italian Premier Mario Draghi made the uncharacteristically undiplomatic comment at the end of an hour-long press conference devoted to Italy's coronavirus pandemic response.
He was asked his reaction to Erdogan's treatment of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was left without a chair during a meeting on Tuesday in Ankara.
Draghi said Erdogan's behavior was inappropriate and that politicians seeking collaboration with difficult leaders need to ``call them what they are: dictators.''
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