NZ minister headed to Turkey following Erdogan's mosque attack comments
March - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Turkey to "confront" comments made by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the killing of 50 people at mosques in Christchurch.
The comments came at a campaign rally that included video footage of the shootings that the alleged gunman had broadcast on Facebook."Our deputy prime minister will be confronting those comments in Turkey," Ardern told reporters in Christchurch. Erdogan has referred to the mosque shootings several times during public gatherings in recent days.
"As he was giving the speech at the Canakkale commemoration, he framed his remarks in a historical context of attacks against Turkey, past and present." Despite Peters' intervention, an extract from Tarrant's alleged manifesto was flashed up on a screen at Erdogan's rally again on Tuesday, along with footage of the gunman entering one of the mosques and shooting as he approached the door.
Australia's ambassador to Turkey would meet with members of Erdogan's government on Wednesday, Morrison said.
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