Erdogan gifts Sanchez a revolver, raising questions over what he will do with it
Erdogan gifted a revolver with Sanchez's name engraved on the barrel. Other leaders are donating theirs to museums. What will the Spanish prime minister do?
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Erdogan gifts Sanchez a revolver while other leaders donate theirs to museums
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has presented a revolver with Pedro Sanchez's name engraved on the barrel to the Spanish prime minister, according to sources close to the meeting. The weapon, a personal gift at the latest bilateral summit, has triggered a wave of reactions ranging from irony to concern over protocol and security.
While Sanchez received the weapon, other leaders such as Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Giorgia Meloni were also given the same gift. However, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council have announced they will take the revolver back to Belgium to donate it to a military museum. Meloni, for her part, has placed it at the Italian government's headquarters. The question hanging in the air is: what will Sanchez do with his?
Dark humour has been in no short supply: "I hope it wasn't loaded", "I don't know if he'll use it, but he'll surely need it", or "I hope he declares it to the tax office" are some of the comments circulating on social media and in informal debates. Beyond the jokes, the matter raises legal questions: must a prime minister declare a firearm received as an institutional gift? Is it a personal present or does it belong to the State? The precedent of other leaders choosing donation suggests the cleanest way forward is to part with the object. Sanchez, for now, has not commented.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has presented a revolver with Pedro Sanchez's name engraved on the barrel to the Spanish prime minister, according to sources close to the meeting. The weapon, a personal gift at the latest bilateral summit, has triggered a wave of reactions ranging from irony to concern over protocol and security.
While Sanchez received the weapon, other leaders such as Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Giorgia Meloni were also given the same gift. However, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council have announced they will take the revolver back to Belgium to donate it to a military museum. Meloni, for her part, has placed it at the Italian government's headquarters. The question hanging in the air is: what will Sanchez do with his?
Dark humour has been in no short supply: "I hope it wasn't loaded", "I don't know if he'll use it, but he'll surely need it", or "I hope he declares it to the tax office" are some of the comments circulating on social media and in informal debates. Beyond the jokes, the matter raises legal questions: must a prime minister declare a firearm received as an institutional gift? Is it a personal present or does it belong to the State? The precedent of other leaders choosing donation suggests the cleanest way forward is to part with the object. Sanchez, for now, has not commented.
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