Macron urged France to support the EU members in the scandal with Turkey
MOSCOW, March 12 — RIA Novosti. The ex-Minister of economy, candidate for the French presidency Emmanuel macron has called on France to support their “partners in the European Union” in the scandal with Turkey, reports AFP.
“The Turkish government has made unacceptable statements, seriously endangering European values and our closest partners,” said macron. He noted that “you cannot show weakness in the face of these attacks.” According to the former Minister, France in this situation is to support “their partners in the EU.”
On Sunday, the candidate for President of France, former Prime Minister Francois Fillon accused President Francois Hollande that it broke European solidarity, to allow carrying out meeting with participation of the foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Earlier, the authorities of the Netherlands are not allowed into the country the plane with the foreign Minister of Turkey, who was planning to attend Saturday rally in Rotterdam in order to inform Turkish citizens in this country on the constitutional amendments submitted to referendum on April 16 in Turkey.
To get to the Netherlands by land transport to speak at the rally tried and the Turkish Minister for family Affairs Fatma Betul saillant Kaya, however, the employees of the Dutch interior Ministry has blocked the road to the car of the Minister, and then government declared her an “undesirable alien” and was escorted out of the country.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to retaliate. The Turkish foreign Ministry announced unwanted return to the country of the Ambassador of the Netherlands after the holidays.
Earlier, the authorities of the German city of Gaggenau (Baden-württemberg) cancelled a performance in front of the Turkish voters of the Minister of justice of Turkey Bekir Bozdag. He left the country and refused to meet with his German colleague Heiko Maas.
Last Sunday, President Recep Tayyip erdoğan has compared the current policy of Berlin with the “actions of the Nazis in the past” than has caused serious discontent in Germany. In the Netherlands this weekend he said that they behave like a “banana Republic”.
The Supreme electoral Council of Turkey has appointed 16 April as the date for the referendum on a package of amendments to the Constitution of Turkey, which change the form of government from a parliamentary to a presidential one. Constitutional changes in the transition to a presidential system was approved by the Turkish Parliament and signed by Erdogan.