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Andean Group - February 2016 (ISSN 1741-4466)
ECUADOR DIPLOMACY: Bodyguard violence harms budding ties with Turkey
Nascent diplomatic relations between Ecuador and Turkey were dealt a serious blow on 4 February after a violent incident during a speech made by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the national higher studies institute (IAEN) in Quito. Three women in the audience heckled Erdogan, yelling ‘‘murderer’’ in Spanish, and were quickly set upon by the Turkish president’s personal guards. President Rafael Correa later denounced the incident as unacceptable and the Turkish ambassador was hauled in to provide an explanation. Erdogan’s visit was the first by a Turkish president to Ecuador and was part of a broader Latin American tour, which began on 31 January in Chile and also included a stop in Peru.
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