Egypt FM: Erdogan's Sisi remarks 'unacceptable'

"The [Turkish] premier's remarks are totally unacceptable and are not worthy from a leader of an ancient state like Turkey," Shoukry said during a press conference with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Friday that remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi are "unacceptable."
Erdogan's remarks were "out of line with diplomatic rules that regulate leaders' talk…and failed to recognize the will of the Egyptian people who elected al-Sisi as president with a massive majority," the top Egyptian diplomat said.
Earlier Friday, Erdogan criticized al-Sisi and  accused him of being another factor that blocked humanitarian aid to the embattled Gaza Strip. "Egypt, instructed by Israel, has blocked ways of humanitarian aid to Gaza... Sisi is a tyrant, as well," said Erdogan.
Pointing to Egypt's proposed ceasefire between Gaza-based Palestinian factions and Israel on Monday, Erdogan said it was all efforts to legitimize the regime in Egypt: "Egypt is not a party in this issue."
But Shoukry hit back at Erdogan's remarks, saying they "have no link with the situation in Gaza and do not help protecting the people of Gaza."
"Erdogan should have rather worked to positively encourage all the concerned parties to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and save children and women instead of using the Palestinian blood this way," the Egyptian minister added.
At least 340 Palestinians have been martyred– and around 2300 injured, many seriously – in unrelenting airstrikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip since Israel's operation began early last week, according to Gaza health officials.
Gaza-based resistance factions, meanwhile, have continued to lob rockets at Israel – some of which have reached Tel Aviv – in response to the deadly airstrikes, which continued unabated on Saturday.