Turkish President Abdallah Gul on the second day of his official visit to Tehran accepted a demonstrators’ invitation to join them. He agreed, but when his guards asked Iranian security to lay on an escort for the convoy to bring Gul to the greet the crowds, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stepped in. He told the security service to prevent the Turkish president getting anywhere near the demonstrators – even if this led to a diplomatic upset with Ankara. Gul gave up the plan, but the tension between him and Ahmadinejad was palpable when they addressed a joint news conference later in the day and their appearance was cut short.
Notably, President Gul was one of the first world leaders to offer public support for the demonstrations in Egypt from the moment they began. The slogans brandished by the demonstrators in Iran called for Freedom! Death to the Dictator!
Notably, President Gul was one of the first world leaders to offer public support for the demonstrations in Egypt from the moment they began. The slogans brandished by the demonstrators in Iran called for Freedom! Death to the Dictator!
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