Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Dutch were “fascists” after the government of the Netherlands blocked his foreign minister from attending a political rally in the country out of fear of public disorder. Landing rights for the flight of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu were withdrawn, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Saturday in a statement. RelatedThe Dutch anti-Islam candidate Wilders held a banner at a campaign rally on Saturday that read: “Stay away! The Dutch foreign ministry said it regretted the course of events, but remained committed to dialogue with Turkey. Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that it has summoned the Dutch charge d’affaires.

Source: National Post March 11, 2017 21:35 UTC