ISLAMABAD – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday thatduring his meeting with Nicolas Maduro last year, the Venezuelan Presidenttold him that he may convert to Islam.
Speaking at Alaaddin Keykubat University in Alanya, Cavusoglu recalled thatafter his talks with Maduro in Caracas in September 2018, he showed him avideo of the Turkish Foreign Minister’s meeting with actors from “theResurrection: Ertugrul”, a television series which focuses on the historyof the Ottoman Empire.
Cavusoglu specifically mentioned Maduro’s positive reaction to the movie,citing the Venezuelan President as saying that “these TV series tell thestory of real Islam” and that thanks to the show, he will embrace Islam“someday”.
“We are happy and proud to hear such words”, Cavusoglu underscored.
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His remarks come amid the ongoing political standoff in Venezuela, whichescalated after the country’s opposition leader Juan Guaido declaredhimself interim president on 23 January.
Maduro dubbed Guaido a puppet of the United States, claiming thatWashington was once again attempting to back a coup in Venezuela and wanted“to unleash an oil war to invade our homeland and rule here”. – Sputnik
