“Agence France-Presse” agency reported that Saudi stores began removing various Turkish products from their shelves after Saudi calls to boycott these products as tensions escalated between Riyadh and Ankara.
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According to the agency, Turkish exporters of textiles and other goods have complained recently of excessive delay in Saudi customs.
Earlier this month, the head of the Saudi Chamber of Commerce called for a “boycott of everything that is Turkish,” stressing that it is “the responsibility of every Saudi, the trader and the consumer, in response to the continuing hostility of the Turkish government against our leadership, our country and our citizens.”
After this call, major supermarket chains in Saudi Arabia, including “Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets”, “Tamimi” and “Panda”, announced that they would stop importing and selling Turkish products.
Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets said, in a statement via Twitter, that the decision came “in solidarity with the popular campaign to boycott,” stressing that “our leaders, our government and our security are an untouchable red line.”
Some shops stated that they will continue selling Turkish products until the current stock runs out.
In a store in Riyadh, employees removed “made in Turkey” products from a large number of shelves, and filled carts with various products such as coffee, chocolate, and boxes of pickled vegetables.
Turkish cheeses were replaced by cheese made in Egypt.
Amid doubts about the possibility of Turkey filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization, the Saudi authorities confirm that they have not placed any restrictions on Turkish products and that the boycott campaign is led by citizens.
However, a joint statement issued by eight prominent Turkish groups stated that Saudi companies were “forced to sign letters obliging them not to import products from Turkey.”
Source: “AFP”
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