Erdogan meets with Spanish counterpart

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has traveled to Spain to attend the 4th Turkey-Spain Intergovernmental Summit, was welcomed in an official ceremony by his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy yesterday in Madrid. During the ceremony, national anthems of the two countries have been sung, and Erdogan and Rajoy met with delegation members who will be involved in intergovernmental meetings and then held a tete-a-tete. Speaking in a joint press conference with Rajoy, Erdogan said, "Now I'm the prime minister of Turkey, but I might be holding another position tomorrow and there might be a quite different meeting between Turkish and Spanish leaders after some time. We must establish a world away from hostility and conflicts." Erdogan also said that the EU has deemed an approach proper for Turkey due to political reasons, and that approach has never been deemed proper for any other country before. Touching on the Syria issue, Erdogan said, "This world has never been left to tyrants. A politician, as long as he's fair, gets what he deserves. No nation would entitle tyrants to live. This is the end to be reached by those governing Syria," adding that the work on launching the Patriot missiles carried out officials both from the Turkish Armed Forces and NATO was underway. Erdogan also thanked Spain for its support with regard to the steps taken and to be taken by NATO on Turkey's border with Syria. For his part, Rajoy thanked Turkey for hosting Syrian refugees. Rajoy also praised Turkey's economy, saying that he wished his country has been enjoying the same situation.