BRUSSELS — EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Turkey on Saturday to “stand united” against terrorists and all threats against the country after an attack on a rally in Ankara killed at least 30 people.
“Turkish people and all political forces must stand united against terrorists and against all those who try to destabilize a country that is facing many threats,” Mogherini said in a joint statement with European Union enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn.
“We stand by all people in Turkey who work together to counter violence and terrorism,” the EU officials said.
“Our partnership and engagement with the Turkish authorities and Turkish society is stronger than ever, at all levels,” they added.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also strongly condemned the attack.
“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack in the center of Ankara that killed and injured dozens of people,” said the head of the Brussels-based military alliance of which Turkey is a member.
“There can be no justification for such a horrendous attack on people marching for peace,” he said.
