Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has decided not to attend the 51st Munich Security Conference because of Israeli participation at a session on the Middle East.
Cavusoglu made the announcement at a press conference in Berlin Friday after participating in Turkey’s West Europe Consul-Generals’ meeting.
The foreign minister planned to attend the conference where around 20 heads of states, 60 foreign and defense ministers gathered.
“But we have decided not to participate in the Munich Security Conference because they have subsequently invited Israeli representatives to the Middle East session,” Cavusoglu said.
He also said that relations between Turkey and Germany were not restricted to …read more
Source: Middle East Monitor
