Erdogan responded to Macron with a joke

At an important meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made humorous remarks about French President Emmanuel Macron. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

According to journalist Ragip Soylu, when the two state leaders were greeting each other, one asked the other how things were going. Macron smiled and replied, “I am happy.”

Then Erdogan jokingly said, “So, there were times when he was working well,” emphasizing this point. Soylu described this situation as an “awkward exchange between Erdogan and Macron.”

This incident shows that relations between the two leaders can involve humor and warmth even in official settings. Additionally, this exchange serves as an example of the unique conversational style among political leaders.