Chinanews, October 24. According to a report from the Russian Satellite Network on the 24th, a senior representative of the US State Department said that the US State Department has learned about Turkey’s plan to expel a series of national ambassadors, including the US ambassador, and is therefore seeking Turkish diplomacy. Ministry’s explanation.
A spokesperson for the US State Department said: "We have understood these news and are seeking an explanation from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Turkish President Erdogan said on the 23rd that he had ordered the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to declare the U.S. and other 10 ambassadors to Turkey as "unwelcome persons" and may expel them.
The reason is that they called on the authorities to release the detained Turkish businessman Osman Kavala.
The embassies of the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden in Turkey issued a joint statement on social media on the 18th, urging the Turkish side to release Kavala immediately.
Kavala was accused of participating in organizing anti-government demonstrations in 2013 and an attempted coup in 2016, and was detained after 2017.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently summoned the ambassadors of the above-mentioned 10 countries and accused them of "violating diplomatic practices" and issued a "rude" joint statement to "politicize" judicial cases. This is an act of "crossing the line" and the Turkish side "unacceptable."