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Netherlands refuses to give Turkey FM official welcome

The Dutch government said on Thursday it would not welcome the Turkish foreign minister to the Netherlands if he was coming to solicit the votes of local Turks in a constitutional referendum in Turkey.

Netherlands refuses to give Turkey FM official welcome

Netherlands refuses to give Turkey FM official welcome

STEPANAKERT, MARCH 10, ARTSAKHPRESS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte informed about the aforesaid,  according to Reuters news agency.

The Dutch government said Foreign Minister Bert Koenders had called his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, saying his planned visit was unwanted and he would not receive an official welcome should he still decide to come.

“It is not about him coming to the Netherlands. He can come to visit the Mauritshuis museum or see the tulips if there are any,” Rutte told a news conference in Brussels. “[But] we do not want him holding rallies.” 

He added that not giving Çavuşoğlu an official welcome was the strongest signal his government could send, considering Turkey was a NATO ally.


     

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