WorldNews Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/5a0962b2770bf850e3e0b155af047171.jpgBritish foreign minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday brushed off as "trivia" an offensive poem he wrote about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, boasting of the strength of Ankara-London ties even after Britain's vote to leave EU. On his first visit to Turkey as top diplomat, Johnson called for a "jumbo free trade deal" with Ankara that would strengthen economic relations that take in everything from cakes to washing machines. Johnson, who is of partly Turkish ancestry, described Turkey as "the land of my fathers", emphasising that relatives had worked in senior Turkish foreign ministry positions. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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