Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that there are only two of the world's top leaders left, him and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
At a meeting with Turkish youth in Gaziantep, a young man, after reminding him of references by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her book, asked Erdogan what he owed his success in diplomatic relations to.
“The expressions used for foreign leaders are important. Apart from statements, it is very important to continue the dialogue mechanism with them. We call this diplomatic attacks. Let's continue these diplomatic attacks. At the moment, we are only two left among the top in the world. It's me and there's Vladimir Putin. I'm not saying that because it's me. So let me explain. Of course, I have a 22-year tenure. Mr. has almost as many others. Putin. All others were eliminated. The process is currently underway. It is our desire to continue to maintain these relations in the context of this dialogue," the Turkish President said.
Regarding the former German Chancellor, he said that "Merkel was displaced in German politics. After Merkel left, politics ended in Germany. It is very interesting. A leader I like is (former German Chancellor Gerhard) Schroeder. Schroeder's respect for us was very different and he was a very good leader. His relations with us were very different. In Ramadan, for example, Schroeder did not drink beer at the table where I was sitting."
"He was a man of great respect, a different man. Our dialogue with Schroeder is still ongoing. He even comes to Turkey from time to time. Schröder has a very, very powerful position in German politics. My wish is for there to be politicians like Schröder in the Turkish political scene," he said.
Source: KYPE
