In Ankara. Turkey joined today, Friday, to the list of countries that expressed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the face of a US campaign against the Kingdom against the backdrop of the decision of Abk+ about two million barrels per day, unlike what the United States demands.
The American bullying of Saudi Arabia, which came amid American resentment over the Kartel oil company’s decision to cut production, was seen by Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt avuşo lu as “unseen work.”
The Turkish minister, whose nation has begun a new stage in relations with the Kingdom after years of friction and enmity, stated, “We perceive that there is a country that threatens Saudi Arabia, this bullying is not correct.”
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With regard to oil prices, Gawishoglu explained in statements made by Mersin southern Turkey, that there are several factors that affect prices, such as increasing or reducing the quantities of production and the Russian Ukrainian war and trying to use energy as a weapon.
He emphasized that “the most recent decision (to reduce oil production) impacts everyone, but it is a choice made by the OPEC countries; you may agree with this or disagree with this, but we see that there is a country that has lately threatened Saudi Arabia; this bullying is wrong.”
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“You can criticize the decision and declare that you did not like, and we also do not like the high prices,” he continued, emphasizing that “we do not use the language of threat.” “The United States should not put pressure on any nation, including Saudi Arabia, as the world needs both oil and gas from Venezuela, as we have already seen. Iranian oil is currently subject to sanctions in addition to the recent penalties against Venezuela.
While Ankara and Riyadh recently began a new stage that established the page of the past’s differences, while the steps of rapprochement and the re-normalization of relations are still in their early stages, the two countries have confirmed their intention to increase bilateral cooperation in a variety of fields. “Turkish solidarity with Saudi Arabia comes in the face of the American pressure campaign.
Turkey is trying to re-correct the course of relations with the Gulf and has already started to resolve differences with the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the hopes of opening wider channels for venting on its economic crisis and attracting more Gulf investments. Turkey is groaning under the weight of a severe economic crisis and suffers from a state of financial instability, an increase in the rate of inflation, and weakness in the value of the national currency after a wave of consecutive collapses.
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Faced with an American pressure campaign, Turkey stands by Saudi Arabia.
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