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President Erdoğan convinces Bulgarian foreign minister to quit smoking at NATO Warsaw Summit
Known for his staunch stance against smoking, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan carried his anti-smoking campaign abroad this time and convinced Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov to quit smoking at the NATO Summit in Warsaw.
On Saturday, Erdoğan met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the sidelines of the summit. When he was going to the venue where the NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting will be held, Erdoğan saw Mitov in the cabin reserved for smokers.
Amid his tight schedule, Erdoğan convinced 38-year old Mitov to quit smoking. In a move that became his trademark, Erdoğan picked Mitov's the cigarette pack after he signed it.
Erdoğan reportedly abhors being close to smokers and publicly he is known for conversing with smokers he comes across to persuade them to quit smoking.
https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/...-warsaw-summit
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