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Friday, November 27, 2009

Turks Swallow Wilders' Bait, House Does Not

"Turks Swallow Wilders' Bait, House Does Not

THE HAGUE, 26/11/09 - The planned visit to Turkey by Dutch MPs in January will probably not take place now that Ankara has stated that MP Geert Wilders is a racist and unwelcome.

'A visit in which Wilders participates will damage the contacts between us as two countries on friendly terms,' the spokesman for Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated on Tuesday evening. 'A fascist and racist like Wilders is not only unwelcome in Turkey, but also in many European capitals'."

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