Amsterdam - Dutch Prime Minister Mark
Rutte on 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 on
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.