By playing appeasement, Erdogan and Westerners avoid crisis

The Turkish president took note of the Chancelleries communiqué aimed at defusing the crisis, presented as “a decline” of the ambassadors he threatened with eviction.

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After seaming the western Chancelleries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally waived his intention to expel the ambassadors of ten countries – France, Germany, United States, Canada, Finland, Denmark, country -Bas, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand – accused of interference in the internal affairs of Turkey. Monday, October 25, while the Turkish government was going to meet in deciding the sanctions to inflict, the target embassies have defused the crisis, thus offering “an exit door” in Erdogan, explain to the diplomats.

In a text published on his Twitter account, the United States Embassy recalled its commitment to the Vienna Convention, which governs diplomatic relations, and in particular Article 41, which prohibits any interference in business. of the host country. Other embassies concerned relayed the same message. “Hosted positively” by the Turkish number, according to the official Anadolu agency, the Declaration was Brandie as a victory by all the procurement media, exalted by the “decline” of foreign diplomacy. “After spitting, the ambassadors had to lick their spitting”, titrated Monday the daily Yeni Akit. “I think they will be more cautious in their statements,” concluded President Erdogan after the Council of Ministers meeting.

In question, the public call that the ten ambassadors launched on 18 October in favor of the release of the patron Osman Kavala, imprisoned for four years without judgment despite a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR ) ordering its liberation.

Outre, Mr. Erdogan had declared high and strong, twice last week, ordered the expulsion of the signatories. The president had led to a fall of the Turkish book, fallen to his historic (9.85 pounds for a dollar) at the opening of the markets, Monday morning. The currency has found colors on Tuesday (9.60 pounds for a dollar), carried by the announcement of de-escalation.

Despite the reiterated orders of the Turkish President, no official notification had been received by the targeted Chancelleries. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has visibly delayed the decision. According to some Turkish media, diplomats and advisers would have made all their efforts to bring the president back to the reason.

Discrete warnings

Return the ambassadors was announcing heavy consequences. The presence of the “world leader”, the nickname of Mr. Erdogan, with two major international meetings planned at the end of the week, the G20 summit in Rome, Saturday, and the climate conference, the COP26, which Open Sunday in Glasgow, would have been compromised.

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