Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Saturday barred a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister from landing, saying his visit would be a threat to public order. 


The move comes after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he would travel to Rotterdam, despite a ban on him addressing a rally there. 


The Dutch are due to vote in a national election Wednesday, in which anti-immigration sentiment has played a prominent role. 


Rutte said in a statement published on his official Facebook page that Turkey had upset discussions under which Cavusoglu would have been allowed to enter the country, by calling for a massive public rally. 


A Turkish threat of sanctions if Cavusoglu were denied entry "made a reasonable solution impossible", Rutte said

Source: NNA