European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged “restraint”
in Turkey after an attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan.
“In constant contact with EU Delegation in Ankara
& Brussels from Mongolia. Call for restraint and respect for
democratic institutions #Turkey,” she tweeted from a regional summit in
Ulan Bator.
Brussels will be watching with deep concern the
events in Turkey, a key partner on its southeastern flank which has been
trying to join the EU for many years without success.
Meanwhile, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland called the attempt “unacceptable.”
“Any
attempt to overthrow the democratically elected leaders in Turkey is
unacceptable in a member state of the Council of Europe, which defends
democracy, human rights and the rule of law,” Jagland said in a
statement.
