ISTANBUL, Aug 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Turkey might suspend its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), or call back its ambassador, over UAE’s deal with Israel.
“We stand with the Palestinian people. We have not let Palestine be defeated,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. “I have given the necessary instructions to my foreign minister. We may either suspend diplomatic ties (with UAE) or recall our ambassador.”
In a written statement issued earlier, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, “The history and the conscience of the region’s people would never forgive the hypocritical behaviour of the UAE.”
Turkey believes that the deal, which would lead to the full normalisation of relations between UAE and Israel, would ignore the will of Palestine.
Meanwhile, Turkish Presidential Spokesperson, Ibrahim Kalin, tweeted that, “their miserable policies will not deter but give only strength to those who believe in justice, freedom, and nobility.”
Israel and the UAE on Thursday reached a deal on the full normalisation of relations.
