Published: March 20, 2019
Winston Peters will meet Turkish president after he used video of the attack at rallies broadcast on live television
New Zealand’s foreign minister is travelling to Istanbul, where he will confront the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, over his decision to use footage of the Christchurch terrorist attack at his election rallies, alongside threats that Turkey will make those responsible “pay for it”.
Erdoğan’s repeated use of the footage, largely in a bid to portray his chief election opponents as soft on terrorism, has infuriated the New Zealand government, which is trying to blend a message of reconciliation with the Islamic community in New Zealand with a promise to crack down on the causes of terrorism.
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