![]() ![]() We did not start or bring about this disaster and they clearly understood that.” We had a long dialogue on the need for any other country, or Turkey for that matter, to ensure that our country, New Zealand, was not misrepresented. In short we made it very clear that we oppose terrorism in whatever shape and form it might be and that we are for a free and open society. “I made it very clear to Vice-President Oktay and Çavuşoğlu who is their Foreign Minister just last night that anything of that nature that misrepresents this country – given that this was a non-New Zealand citizen – imperils the future and safety of the New Zealand people and our people abroad and it’s totally unfair. When asked by reporters if it was acceptable for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show parts of the video, Peters said this: New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he discussed the use of the video from Friday’s attack with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. ![]()
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