Turkey accused the United States of bullying its best friend, Saudi Arabia, after OPEC manufacturers announced deep cuts in oil production over U. S. objections.
OPEC recently announced it would produce two million barrels of oil less than the day it starts in November, restricting supply in an already tight market despite pressure from the United States and other countries to increase output.
U. S. President Joe Biden said last week that “there will be consequences” for the United States with Saudi Arabia following OPEC’s decision.
“We see that a country has threatened Saudi Arabia, especially recently. This intimidation is correct,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told a news conference in southern Turkey on Friday.
“We don’t think it’s fair for the U. S. to use it as a pressure detail on Saudi Arabia or any other country in this way. “
The United States is eager to see Saudi Arabia and its OPEC partners pump more oil to decrease peak gas cargo and mitigate America’s highest inflation rate in 40 years.
The Riyadh-led OPEC cartel and another organization of 10 other Russian-led oil companies are due to cut global output next month. This resolution is expected to lead to higher oil prices, which would help Russia pay for its war in Ukraine.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said OPEC’s resolution is purely economic and was taken unanimously through its member states.
The kingdom also denied taking sides in Russia’s Russian-backed invasion of Ukraine, insisting it had maintained a “principled position” in favor of the law.
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman recently said he was “astonished” by accusations that the kingdom “is siding with Russia in its war against Ukraine. “