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EU President Ursula Von Der Leyen, only woman left standing at the meet with Erdogan | Oneindia News
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Published on April 8, 2021 - Duration: 01:37s
EU President Ursula Von Der Leyen, only woman left standing at the meet with Erdogan | Oneindia News
The hashtag #GiveHerASeat is trending on Twitter ever since European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to Turkey along with her associates and fellow top EU officials, the most unexpected occurence is now making headlines.
During her visit to Ankara on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen and other top officials of the EU were meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when the Turkey leader and her EU colleague walked into the room along with her and took the only two chairs available.
This left Ursula von der Leyen in an awkward position, standing in the middle and looking surprised that there were only two chairs available in the room for the meeting and the two men had already occupied them.
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Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
European Union
Political and economic union of 27 states
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of Turkey since 2014
Turkey
Country in West Asia and Southeast Europe
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Executive branch of the European Union
Ankara
Capital of Turkey
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