Egypt on Saturday downgraded diplomatic relations with Turkey and declared the Turkish ambassador a "persona non-grata".
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the Egyptian ambassador will also be recalled from Ankara.
The ministry attributed the decisions to statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the internal Egyptian affairs and his criticism of Egyptian authorities.
"These statements reflect an unacceptable insistence on defying the will of the Egyptian people and their legitimate choices and are considered interference in the country's internal affairs," the ministry said.
The Foreign Ministry, however, reiterated respect to the Turkish people, blaming the Turkish government for the deterioration of relations between the two countries.
By Hazem Badr
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/255067--egypt-downgrades-diplomatic-relations-with-turkey-declares-turkish-ambassador-persona-non-grata
23/11/13
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Egipto expulsa al embajador turco tras las críticas de Ankara...
ReplyDeleteEgipto ha puesto en suspenso este sábado sus lazos diplomáticos con Turquía, tirantes desde el golpe de Estado que desalojó de la presidencia del país al islamista Mohamed Mursi.
El ministerio de Exteriores ha anunciado la expulsión del embajador turco en El Cairo Hüseyin Avni Botsali tras considerarle "persona non grata" y denunciar las continuas "interferencias" de Ankara en los asuntos internos del país árabe.
En una rueda de prensa, el portavoz de Exteriores egipcio Badr Abdel Ati ha señalado que la decisión incluye la retirada del embajador egipcio en Turquía y contempla además rebajar el nivel de representación diplomática entre ambos países a encargados de negocios.
Ankara ha sido uno de los países que con más severidad ha denunciado la asonada que el 3 de julio derrocó a Mursi, el primer presidente elegido en las urnas de la historia egipcia, y la represión llevada a cabo desde entonces por las fuerzas del orden contra los Hermanos Musulmanes y sus aliados.
La diplomacia ha lanzado duras acusaciones contra la Turquía del primer ministro Recep Tayyip Erdogan, uno de los apoyos internacionales más firmes durante la fugaz presidencia de Mursi.
El 'premier' calificó de "inaceptable golpe de Estado" el precipitado ocaso del ex mandatario egipcio y ha pedido en repetidas ocasiones su liberación.
Según Abdel Ati, Turquía "trata de influir en la opinión pública en contra de los intereses egipcios y apoya a organizaciones que buscan crear inestabilidad en el país (en una referencia velada a la Hermandad)".
http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2013/11/23/52907e1461fd3d64778b4576.html
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Cairo expels Turkish ambassador, downgrades diplomatic relations...
ReplyDeleteThe Egyptian government is downgrading diplomatic relations with Turkey and is expelling the Turkish ambassador, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Cairo announced.
Cairo said the Turkish ambassador was being ordered out of country over Turkey's continued “interference” in Egypt’s internal affairs.
Turkey is "attempting to influence public opinion against Egyptian interests, [and has] supported meetings of organizations that seek to create instability in the country," Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty said.
The ministry said in a statement Saturday the Egyptian government had decided to downgrade Turkey’s diplomatic representation to that of a charge d'affaires, and had already recalled its own ambassador in Turkey.
Earlier this month, Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned comments from Turkish officials about ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
The Egyptian government accused Turkey of “falsifying the real situation in Egypt and challenging the will of the Egyptian people,” the state news agency MENA reported.
On Nov. 5, the Turkish Foreign Ministry urged Cairo to release Morsi, who has been held in detention pending trial since July.
"We believe the release of all political prisoners, including elected President [Mohamed] Morsi, will contribute significantly to the emergence and sound implementation of the dialogue and reconciliation process in the country," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website.
http://rt.com/news/egypt-turkey-downgrade-relations-198/
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Egypt summons Qatar envoy amid MB row...
ReplyDeleteEgypt summoned the Qatari ambassador in Cairo on Saturday following concerns expressed by the Gulf state over the crackdown on Islamist demonstrators.
“The Qatari ambassador was summoned over a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry,” Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told Agence France-Presse.
In a statement earlier on Saturday, Qatar had said the recent decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group was “a prelude to a shoot-to-kill policy” against demonstrators.
A Qatari Foreign Ministry statement said: “The decision to designate popular political movements as terrorist organizations, and labeling peaceful demonstrations as terrorism, did not succeed in stopping the peaceful protests.”
“It was only a prelude to a shoot-to-kill policy on demonstrators,” the statement published by state news agency QNA said. It said that “inclusive dialogue” between all sides was the only solution to Egypt’s crisis.
Tensions have mounted between both countries since the July 2013 ouster of Egypt’s former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, whom Qatar firmly supported.
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In the latest violence, 17 people were shot dead as supporters of the Brotherhood clashed with police across Egypt on Friday. The protesters had been defying a widening state crackdown on the movement that ruled the country until six months ago.
(With AFP and Reuters)
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/01/04/Qatar-criticizes-Egypt-s-shoot-to-kill-crackdown-on-Islamist-protesters.html
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