Posted on 10/27/2013 2:55:11 AM PDT by kronos77
Serbia's president says he won't take part in a Balkan initiative with Turkey in protest over reported remarks by Turkey's prime minister in Kosovo.
Serbian media have quoted Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as saying in Kosovo on Oct. 23 that "Turkey is Kosovo and Kosovo is Turkey." The comment has been widely criticized in Serbia which is sensitive to past Ottoman rule in the Balkans and to any acknowledgement of Kosovo's independence.
Kosovo is a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008, a move rejected by Belgrade.
President Tomislav Nikolic on Oct. 26 sought an apology for the "scandal," saying he's pulling out of talks with Bosnia and Turkey on postwar Balkan stability.
The move further strains relations after Serbia's government sought a formal explanation Friday. Turkey has recognized Kosovo's independence.
Well, at least he didn't call them a jive Turkey.
Just a matter of time before somebody or some group takes out ErdoÄŸan...he needs to be deposed ASAP as he is causing turmoil in the region...
Thank you Bill Clintoon and Hillary, you have resurrected the Ottoman Port in the Balkans.
and George Soros.
Serbia's president says he won't take part in a Balkan initiative with Turkey in protest over reported remarks by Turkey's prime minister in Kosovo... that "Turkey is Kosovo and Kosovo is Turkey." ...President Tomislav Nikolic on Oct. 26 sought an apology for the "scandal," saying he's pulling out of talks with Bosnia and Turkey on postwar Balkan stability.The correct response would be, "Serbia is Armenia and Armenia is Serbia."
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