Iran Press/ Africa: Earlier on Tuesday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed a move by President Kais Saied to dissolve the Parliament as a "smearing of democracy" and a blow to the will of the Tunisian people.
"Tunisia expresses its astonishment at the Turkish President's statement ... these comments are unacceptable," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
"Tunisia affirms its keenness on close relations with friendly countries but adheres to the independence of its decision and rejects interference in its sovereignty," it said.
Tunisia's political crisis intensified last week when more than half the members of parliament held an online session to revoke Saied's decrees. Saied responded by dissolving parliament and imposing one-man rule.
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