Photo: DPAInterior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday he was against Turkish ministers holding political rallies in Germany, and signalled that there are legal ways to stop such campaigns. "A Turkish campaign has no business being here in Germany," he told public broadcaster ARD, saying he is "strongly opposed politically" to such events. The row escalated sharply at the weekend after The Netherlands refused to allow Turkish ministers into the country for rallies. Separately, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he hoped Turkey "would return to its senses." De Maiziere however rejected the call, saying German troops were there to "protect NATO interests, and therefore our interests".

Source: The Local March 13, 2017 08:37 UTC