Erdogan vows to stand by ‘Qatari brothers’ amid crisis
June 10, 2017
Turkish president urges Saudi Arabia to act like the ‘Custodian of the Two Holy Places’ in Gulf diplomatic row.
President Tayyip Erdogan has firmly stood behind Qatar during the Gulf crisis [Reuters]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has requested the full removal of a Saudi-led blockade of Qatar after approving the deployment of Turkish troops there, saying Riyadh needed to put brotherhood ahead of animosity.
Erdogan said isolating Qatar would not resolve any regional problems and vowed to do everything in his power to help end the regional crisis.
“We will not abandon our Qatari brothers,” Erdogan told members of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party at a fast-breaking meal on Friday in Istanbul during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
