Erdogan's comments on dissolving parliament in Tunisia 'an unacceptable interference', says Foreign Ministry
April 6, 2022, 7:44 am

Erdogan's comments on dissolving parliament in Tunisia 'an unacceptable interference', says Foreign Ministry

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan/Official Facebook page

The Arab News reported, citing Reuters, Tunisia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that comments by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tunisia’s leader dissolving parliament was “an unacceptable interference” in internal affairs.

The report said that on Monday, Erdogan criticized President Kais Saied’s decree dissolving parliament last week as a “smearing of democracy” and a blow to the will of the Tunisian people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: “Tunisia expresses its astonishment at the Turkish President’s statement ... these comments are unacceptable."

It said: “Tunisia affirms its keenness on close relations with friendly countries but adheres to the independence of its decision and rejects interference in its sovereignty."

President Kais Saied (File photo: Facebook page)

Tunisia’s political crisis intensified last week when more than half the members of parliament held an online session to revoke Saied’s decrees. Saied responded by dissolving parliament and imposing one-man rule.

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Anti-terrorism police summoned the main opposition figure, Rached Ghannouchi, who is also Parliament Speaker, and other lawmakers for questioning last week.

Saied’s move was criticized at home and abroad. The US State Department expressed its deep concern while the opposition called for a protest next Sunday in Tunis.

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It shoul be noted that Ghannouchi, who is the head of Islamist Ennahda party, rejected Saied’s decision to dissolve parliament and said other virtual sessions would be convened.

Source: arabnews

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