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Erdogan says skipped Glasgow summit as Turkish security demands not met

Erdogan says skipped Glasgow summit as Turkish security demands not met

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he decided against attending the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow after Britain failed to meet Turkey’s demands on security arrangements, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Monday.

“When our demands were not met we decided not to go to Glasgow,” Erdogan was quoted as telling reporters on his plane returning from Rome. [Reuters]

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