Egypt hit back Wednesday (27 February) at Turkish criticism of EU
leaders for meeting their Arab counterparts in the Red Sea resort of
Sharm el-Sheikh just days after Cairo executed nine people.
The foreign ministry accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of partisanship towards the Muslim Brotherhood, the outlawed Islamist movement that Egyptian authorities have said inspired the nine men executed last week to carry out the 2015 murder of the country’s top prosecutor.
His statement “clearly involves hatred and expresses its (Turkey’s) continued embrace and support of the Muslim Brotherhood,” ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said.
He accused Erdoğan of hypocrisy, citing a list of alleged human rights abuses by Ankara.
“This … illustrates the lack of credibility of what the Turkish president is promoting,” Hafez said.
Erdoğan accused the European Union of insincerity on Tuesday for attending the joint summit hosted by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday and Monday.
“Can we talk about democracy in EU member countries who accepted the invitation of Sisi, who has executed 42 people since he came to power and nine young people last week, although capital punishment is banned (in the EU)?” he asked.
“It is not possible to understand them. The EU is not sincere.”
Erdoğan himself has said he would approve the reinstatement of the death penalty if parliament submits such a proposal or if the measure is backed in a referendum.
Read more at: Egypt hits back at Turkey over EU-Arab summit criticism – EURACTIV.com
The foreign ministry accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of partisanship towards the Muslim Brotherhood, the outlawed Islamist movement that Egyptian authorities have said inspired the nine men executed last week to carry out the 2015 murder of the country’s top prosecutor.
His statement “clearly involves hatred and expresses its (Turkey’s) continued embrace and support of the Muslim Brotherhood,” ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said.
He accused Erdoğan of hypocrisy, citing a list of alleged human rights abuses by Ankara.
“This … illustrates the lack of credibility of what the Turkish president is promoting,” Hafez said.
Erdoğan accused the European Union of insincerity on Tuesday for attending the joint summit hosted by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday and Monday.
“Can we talk about democracy in EU member countries who accepted the invitation of Sisi, who has executed 42 people since he came to power and nine young people last week, although capital punishment is banned (in the EU)?” he asked.
“It is not possible to understand them. The EU is not sincere.”
Erdoğan himself has said he would approve the reinstatement of the death penalty if parliament submits such a proposal or if the measure is backed in a referendum.
Read more at: Egypt hits back at Turkey over EU-Arab summit criticism – EURACTIV.com
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