Erdogan gave pistols to NATO leaders, Starmer says
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered the other leaders present at the NATO summit a gun and ammunition, made known on Wednesday the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, notes AFP, taken over by Agerpres. However, the luxury ceremonial pistols risk breaking the strict limits on the value of gifts and it is unlikely that recipients will keep them for personal use, said one of the officials, quoted by POLITICO.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other leaders with an unusual gift - a pistol and a box of ammunition - at the NATO summit in Ankara.
Among the recipients are German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
British leader told journalists on the return flight to London
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered a gun as a gift to each of the leaders attending the NATO summit in Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer first told reporters about the unusual gifts on his flight home. According to Merz's government spokesman, the revolver will be handed over to the embassy. Source link: https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article6a4ecb3043b7fd5185002cff/nato-gipfel-erdogan-beschenkt-regierungschefs-mit-revolver-und-munition.html Author: Publish date: 2026-07-08 22:21:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked so…
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