Türkİye, Politics

Turkish Foreign Ministry slams Iranian envoy's remarks

'Iran should take constructive steps and go over its regional policies instead...,' Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman says

20.02.2017 - Update : 21.02.2017
Turkish Foreign Ministry slams Iranian envoy's remarks Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu

ANKARA 

Turkish Foreign Ministry has denounced Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman’s remarks that Turkey should not test Iran’s patience.

"It is neither acceptable nor comprehensible for a country [Iran] -- which does not even hesitate to push to the battlefield the refugees seeking shelter from crises -- to accuse others of being responsible for regional tensions and instability," Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu told reporters in Ankara on Monday.

Muftuoglu said Iran should "take constructive steps and go over its regional policies instead of putting the blame on countries which criticize it."

His remarks came after Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Turkey should not "test Iran’s patience". 

*Reporting by Nazli Yuzbasioglu; Writing by Ayse Humeyra Atilgan



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