Turkish minister heads to France amid overseas campaigning row


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  • Sunday, 12 Mar 2017

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey, March 11, 2017. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

METZ, France (Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in France on Saturday ahead of a planned speech to Turkish emigres in the northeastern city of Metz on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.

Cavusoglu, who was earlier barred from flying to the Netherlands to campaign for Turkey's April referendum on expanding presidential powers, landed at Metz airport.

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