Turkish FM tells about attempt to poison him

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that an attempt to poison him with arsenic and mercury was made about five years ago, Report informs via TASS.

"It was a heavy poisoning by arsenic and mercury. The poisoning took place somewhere, and then it was discovered as a result of analyses. It occurred four - five years ago," Fidan said on the air with 24TV.

The minister did not say who could make the poisoning attempt. "Enemies exist not merely inside, but also outside," he noted.

Fidan became the foreign minister in 2023. He headed the National Intelligence Organization of Türkiye before.