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Turkey's Erdogan says US decision to suspend visa services 'upsetting'

Says Turkish foreign ministry officials had contacted their US counterparts over the issue

Reuters October 09, 2017

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by their wives Emine Erdogan (L) and Maryna Poroshenko (R) attend a welcoming ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine October 9, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

KIEV: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday a US decision to suspend visa services in Turkey was upsetting, adding that Turkish foreign ministry officials had contacted their US counterparts over the issue.

"Above all, the decision is very upsetting. For the embassy in Ankara to take such a decision and implement, it is upsetting," Erdogan told a news conference during a visit to Ukraine.

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Etna Cincinati | 7 years ago | Reply Erdogan thinks a bit too much of himself and his country. Last time he tried to play with Putin and got his face slammed in the mud. Now he is ticking off US, another drubbing in the making. And good if US stopped with visas. Better if Americans won't visit this country and feed tourism dollars.

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