Cavusoglu comes 'despite racist rhetoric'

ankara - The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Cavusoglu, said Saturday just to go to Rotterdam, 'despite all obstacles and racist rhetoric.' The minister made the announcement Thursday night at a meeting in Ankara, Anadolu news agency reported Friday. Details were not disclosed.

His Dutch colleague Bert Koenders Cavusoglu Thursday made clear that the Dutch government would rather not see him come as a politician on the campaign. Cavusoglu advocates a 'yes' in the referendum of April 16th.

The government of President Erdogan of the Party for Justice and Development (AK) holding a referendum on a radical change of the political system. The parliamentary system should make way for a presidential system with a lot of power for the head of state. The plan is controversial and AK politicians prices in Western Europe among people of Turkish origin because usually also Turkish vote.