Turkiye, Germany ministers argue over policies in tense news conference

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Turkiye on 27 June 2022 [Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency]
Turkish and German Foreign Ministers argued over a range of issues in a tense and drawn-out news conference on Friday, trading barbs over disputes between Ankara and Athens, jailed Turkish philanthropist, Osman Kavala and Kurdish militants, Reuters reports. The news conference, which began an hour later than scheduled and ran for an hour, started off with calm remarks by the two ministers, but became increasingly testy as they criticised each other's policies. Turkiye's Mevlut Cavusoglu said Germany had lost its impartiality in mediating between Turkiye, Greece and Cyprus, adding that it should listen to all sides without prejudice. "Third countries, including Germany, should not be a tool to provocation and propaganda especially by Greece and the Greek Cypriot side," he […]

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