EU Commission president left without a seat in 'diplomatic fiasco' at Turkey meeting

EU Commission president left without a seat in ‘diplomatic fiasco’ at Turkey meeting
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The European Commission president was visibly taken aback when she was left without a seat at a high-level meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ursula von der Leyen was stunned to find herself regulated to the sofa during discussions with Mr Erdogan and her colleague Charles Michel, the president of the European Council on Tuesday.
The trio had been led in to a large room for discussions with Mr Erdogan. However, TV images showed that only two chairs had been laid out in front of the EU and the Turkish flags for the three leaders.

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