Turkish FM warns Tillerson of ‘big mistake’ in moving US embassy to Jerusalem

December 06 2017 12:46:08

Turkish FM warns Tillerson of ‘big mistake’ in moving US embassy to Jerusalem

BRUSSELS

Turkish Foreign Minister told U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Dec. 6 that Washington’s plans to move its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a “big mistake.”

“The Jerusalem decision will be a big mistake and the entire world objects to it. I conveyed all those details to Tillerson,” Çavuşoğlu said, speaking during the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels.

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