Turkey's Erdogan says US decision to suspend visa services 'upsetting'
Says Turkish foreign ministry officials had contacted their US counterparts over the issue
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.
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.