China Xiaokang Net, September 29. During the old horse's election campaign in Lower Saxony, Wolfgang Kubicki, vice chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, described in a side note Turkey President Erdogan as " The little mouse in the sewer". The Turkish government condemned it "strongly" and summoned the German ambassador.
German Liberal Democratic Party Vice Chairman Kubicki
German Welt newspaper reported that the Turkish government "strongly condemns" Liberal Democratic Party Vice Chairman Wolfgang Kubicki for putting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo An (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) makes controversial animal comparisons and summons the German ambassador. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Tuesday that the "unacceptable remarks" were not suitable for him to serve as vice president of the German Bundestag and lacked any sense of political morality and responsibility. The German ambassador was also told of "our strong reaction" on the issue.
According to media reports, during a campaign in Hildesheim , Kubicki referred to Erdogan as a "sewer rat" related to his refugee policy.
When asked by the German Press Agency, the LDP politician classified on Tuesday: "In a side note during the campaign in Lower Saxony, I called Mr Erdogan the 'little sewer rat'. The sewer rat is a small and cute But clever and cunning creatures, that's why it also appears as the protagonist in children's stories ('Kalle sewer rat', 'Ratatouille')," Kubic, who is also vice-president, said in the Bundestag.
Kubic further explained that he made this statement as part of a speech on refugee policy by the Turkish president, who reached an agreement with EU in Turkey's favor to reduce the number of refugees. "Nevertheless, we must see another increase in the flow of refugees via the Balkan route, which once again poses a challenge to Germany's foreign and domestic policy," Kubic said.
