Von der Leyen, minister of Uganda ignores her: he does not shake her hand at the EU-Africa summit

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One unpleasant episode involved the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the EU-Africa meeting to Brussels Thursday 17 February. During the arrival of African leaders, the foreign Minister Ugandan Odongo Jeje he skipped the handshake with the number one of the European executive

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In videowhich immediately went viral on the net, Odongo Jeje is seen arriving at the location for the usual photo with von der Leyen, the president of the European Council Charles Michel and the French premier Emmanuel Macron

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Odongo Jeje just arrived passed von der Leyen, heading towards Michel and shaking his hand

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epa09770135 Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo (L) is welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel (C) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R), during the sixth European Union - African Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 February 2022. The leaders of the African Union (AU) join EU leaders for a two-day summit in Brussels. Ahead of the summit, EU heads of state or government will gather for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council to discuss the state of play of the latest developments related to Russia and Ukraine. EPA / OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL

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Then he headed towards Macronexchanging a few words and also shaking hands with the French president

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epa09770133 Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L), European Council President Charles Michel (2-R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R), during the sixth European Union - African Union summit in Brussels , Belgium, 18 February 2022. The leaders of the African Union (AU) join EU leaders for a two-day summit in Brussels. Ahead of the summit, EU heads of state or government will gather for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council to discuss the state of play of the latest developments related to Russia and Ukraine. EPA / OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL

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He later took his place between von der Leyen and Michel for the photowithout addressing the president of the EU Commission

epa09770131 Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L), European Council President Charles Michel (2-R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R), during the sixth European Union - African Union summit in Brussels , Belgium, 18 February 2022. The leaders of the African Union (AU) join EU leaders for a two-day summit in Brussels. Ahead of the summit, EU heads of state or government will gather for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council to discuss the state of play of the latest developments related to Russia and Ukraine. EPA / OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL

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The French president Macron, after an initial moment of embarrassment and with Michel stopped on the spot, he motioned to the Ugandan minister, pointing to von der Leyen

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Then Macron pointed again with some determination to Odongo Jeje the presence of the President of the Commission

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At this point the Ugandan minister he turned around towards von der Leyen, addressing them a nod of the head and a few words

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A similar episode had happened to the president of the EU Commission ad Ankarain April 2021. In that case the Turkish president Recep Tayyp Erdogan he had invited to sit on the sofa alone Michel. Hence the episode had been renamed “Sofagate”

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In Ankara no one intervened. Eventually, the Ugandan minister left the photo booth without shaking hands to von der Leyen

Source-tg24.sky.it

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