European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said she felt hurt and alone when her colleague Charles Michel took the only seat for talks with Turkey s Erdogan - leaving her perched on a sofa.
The EU chiefs met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara for talks on tense EU-Turkey relations earlier this month.
But only two chairs were set out in front of the EU and Turkish flags for the three leaders and Michel took the chair next to Erdogan.
Von der Leyen said she was treated poorly simply because she is a woman.
In a clip from the meeting, she can be seen standing up looking at the seated men, expressing her astonishment with an ehm sound, and a gesture of disappointment.
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