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This video frame grab taken from footage released by The Turkish Presidency on April 6 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receiving EU Council President Charles Michel (C) and President of EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. AFP
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Wednesday blamed the EU for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan and Turkish officials came under a torrent of criticism after images went viral of his meeting on Tuesday with von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel in Ankara.
THIS video grab taken from footage released by the Turkish Presidency shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receiving EU Council President Charles Michel (centre) at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. President of EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen is standing on the left. AFP
BRUSSELS: The European Commission hit out on Wednesday after its chief Ursula von der Leyen was left without a chair as Turkey’s president sat down for talks with her male counterpart.
Video from Tuesday’s encounter in Ankara showed von der Leyen flummoxed as Recep Tayyip Erdogan and European Council president Charles Michel took two chairs in front of the EU and Turkish flags.
Eventually, Ursula von der Leyen was seated on a sofa a little further away from her counterparts.
Brussels:
Video from Tuesday s encounter in Ankara showed von der Leyen flummoxed as the Turkish leader and European Council president Charles Michel took the only two chairs in front of their flags. Ehm, muttered the former German defence minister, appearing unsure where to go.
Eventually she was seated on a sofa a little further away from her counterparts, opposite Turkey s foreign minister someone below her in the protocol pecking order. The president of the commission was clearly surprised, European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said, insisting von der Leyen should have been treated exactly in the same manner as Michel.