Arab League Chief Nabil al-Araby has expressed disappointment over remarks made by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Egypt within his speech before the United Nations General Assembly.
Erdogan delivered a speech which featured stinging criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's rise and what he called inaction after Morsy's overthrow.
“Again, those objecting to the murders in Iraq, Syria and the murder of democracy in Egypt are subjected to certain unfair and groundless accusations and almost immediately accused of supporting terrorism," said Erdogan.
"The United Nations as well as the democratic countries have done nothing but watch the events such as overthrowing the elected president in Egypt and the killings of thousands of innocent people who want to defend their choice. And the person who carried out this coup is being legitimized."
In a statement on Saturday, Araby considered Erdogan’s remarks as intervention within local affairs of an Arab country, which does not conform to the UN charter.
Ties between Ankara and Cairo have been strained since then army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi toppled elected President Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood in July 2013 after mass protests against his rule.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
