President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned of the consequences of Western countries temporarily closing their consulates in this country and issued security advisories over the past week.
Speaking during a meeting of youth forces pre-recorded and broadcast on February 5, President Erdogan said that Turkey had issued an “ultimatum” warning these countries “will pay a heavy price”. if you continue to act like that.”
The Turkish leader also said that Western countries “are deliberately buying time,” but that the country will make “necessary decisions” during the cabinet meeting on February 6 (local time). direction).
On February 2, Ankara summoned the ambassadors of nine Western countries to protest their decision to close a series of consulates in Istanbul.
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In addition to the move to close, some countries also advised citizens to be cautious regarding the high risk of attacks on diplomatic missions and non-Muslim religious sites in Turkey. There have been a series of protests in Europe in recent weeks, including some burning copies of the Muslim Koran.
Officials Turkey said Western countries, including the United States and Germany, do not share the evidence to back up the security threat warning they have made.
In January, with the suspension of the negotiations, Turkey refused to support Sweden and Finland’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following a protest in the capital. Stockholm, in which an anti-Muslim extremist burned the Koran.
Minh Tam (VNA/Vietnam+)
