Cameron Reprimands Scotland Minister Over Unauthorized Erdogan Meeting
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Cameron scolds Scotland's Humza Yousaf for meeting with Turkish President Erdogan at COP28 without a UK official present, calling it a breach of protocol.
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Cameron threatens to withdraw foreign office support from Scottish ministerial overseas meetings if there are future breaches of protocol.
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Yousaf met Erdogan to discuss the Gaza war, topics he says had already been discussed with the UK government.
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Yousaf criticizes Cameron's reprimand as "petty" and has been critical of the UK's support for Israel's invasion of Gaza.
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The dispute highlights occasional tensions over diplomatic protocol between the UK government that oversees foreign affairs and Scotland's ability to independently engage internationally.