Turkey- Russian claims 'over family' immoral: Erdoan
Date
12/4/2015 9:18:10 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoanhas slammed Moscow as “immoral” for accusing his family of being involved in illicit oil trade with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) again challenging hisRussiancounterpart Vladimir Putin to resign if he cannot prove the claims.
“Implicating my family with these accusations is especially immoral … EvenRussiadoes not believe its claims” Erdoan said in a televised speech in Ankara a day after renewed allegations by theRussianauthorities that the Turkish president has been involved in the oil trade with ISIL.
He also repeated his previous vow to immediately resign from his post if the accusations are proven while also challenging Putin to do the same if Moscow fails to back up its “slander” with evidence.
Erdoan also said Turkey has proof of Russia’s involvement in the illicit oil trade.
“We have the proof in our hands. We will reveal it to the world” Erdoan stated.
“George Hasawi a Syrian carrying aRussianpassport was the pioneer and the biggest trader of illicit oil with ISIL” he added noting Hasawi purchased oil from ISIL and sold it to the Syrian regime and international traders.
A prominent chess player Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was also involved in oil smuggling Erdoan stated.
The Turkish president also said he had warned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over disseminating similar news against his family.
“It had continued [in Iran] for about 10 days but then they removed it from their websites” Erdoan said.
The Turkish president also stressed that despite differences of opinion on Syria Turkey had no hostility against any state adding “no one” should expect Turkey to “make concessions” on its sovereign rights.
“This nation can live without anything… but it cannot live without its independence” he said.
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