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Dutch FM: Turkey’s reaction was expected #ArmenianGenocide

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Turkey’s reaction to the decision of the Dutch parliament to recognize the Armenian Genocide was predictable, acting Dutch foreign minister Sigrid Kaag said on Friday.

She did not go further into details, saying that a response to a reaction is always a bad idea, De Telegraaf reported.

Turkish foreign ministry condemned this decision calling it “baseless” and not “legally binding”. The chargé d’affaires of the Netherlands was summoned to the Turkish foreign office.

According to the parliament’s decision, a Dutch cabinet member will be present in Yerevan in April at the commemoration of Armenian Genocide.

 

Dutch FM: Turkey has no say in our society

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netherland FMComments come after Turkish consul sent mayors instructions of how to deal with anti-Erdoğan protests.

By CYNTHIA KROET 8/26/16, 4:30 PM CET Updated 8/29/16, 7:24 AM CET

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders on Friday criticized Turkish consul general to the Netherlands for sending letters to several mayors, instructing them how to deal with demonstrations by opponents of the government in Ankara.

“This is a Dutch society, the Netherlands control it. Not Turkey,” Koenders said, according to broadcaster RTL.

The letter by Consul General Sadin Ayyildiz was being sent to Dutch mayors of several towns near Rotterdam.

Koenders’s comments come after Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb warned Turkey to not intervene in Dutch politics and society following a failed coup against the government and president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month.

Aboutaleb invited the consul to discuss the matter, but local media reported that Ayyildiz cancelled the meeting.

Koenders will be travelling to Turkey next week and he will bring up the issue at meetings with government officials.

“I will tell them how important the rule of law is to the Netherlands and Europe and that we are concerned about the situation following the coup,” Koenders said.

In April, the Turkish Consulate in the Netherlands became the center of attention when it called upon Turks in the country to report back about any insults directed at Erdoğan.

After much criticism, the Consulate said one of its employees sent the appeal by “mistake.”

Authors:

Cynthia Kroet 

Source: http://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-fm-bert-koenders-turkey-has-no-say-in-our-society-sadin-ayyildiz-erdogan-netherlands/