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Re: The Netherlands and Turkey on a war path about visit of foreign minister Çavusogl
Nothing to do with the Netherlands? They forbade Turk ministers meetings and public speaking saying it would cause civil unrest, which was certainly a mere excuse. And Rutte almost certainly did it as a populist domestic election ploy. In any event, with Erdogan befriending Putin it is less than acceptable to get into a major diplomatic kerfuffle to the point of breaking relations for a domestic election. Turkey is the NATO partner with not only the largest military in Europe. It is also the guarantor of the South Eastern borders and entrance to the Mediterranean.
Well, it's a matter of political rallies and such that has nothing to do with the Netherlands. I don't see a problem with that.
Nothing to do with the Netherlands? They forbade Turk ministers meetings and public speaking saying it would cause civil unrest, which was certainly a mere excuse. And Rutte almost certainly did it as a populist domestic election ploy. In any event, with Erdogan befriending Putin it is less than acceptable to get into a major diplomatic kerfuffle to the point of breaking relations for a domestic election. Turkey is the NATO partner with not only the largest military in Europe. It is also the guarantor of the South Eastern borders and entrance to the Mediterranean.