(FNA)- Turkey has frozen a deal to buy helicopters worth 70 million euros ($83 million) from Italian company Leonardo after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano newspapers reported on Sunday.
According to La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, the Turkish authorities are demanding an official apology from the Italian government and are not going to be content with clarifications through diplomatic channels.
The reports emerged after on Thursday, Draghi called the Turkish leader a "dictator" and upbraided his "inappropriate behaviour" during a recent visit of top EU officials to Turkey.
In a conspicuous mishap, only two chairs were set up for a meeting that featured Erdogan, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The latter was left standing.
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