Positive atmosphere created in Turkey-US visa talks: FM Çavuşoğlu

ANTALYA

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Oct. 21 a positive atmosphere has been created as a result of meetings between Turkey and the U.S. over the latest visa spat.

“If you do not give visa to my citizen, then I will not give visa to your citizen. You started this problem. If you want to solve the problem, then I also want to solve it. After talks were held in Ankara all the things that happened were discussed, our commission met and we told them about it. Right now, a positive atmosphere was created, and God willing, we will get a result. We want to maintain our relationship with the world like this,” Çavuşoğlu said in the southern province of Antalya.

Turkish and U.S. diplomats had talks in Ankara on Oct. 18 to resolve the crisis between the two allies escalated after Washington suspended all non-immigrant visa applications in its diplomatic missions in Turkey in reaction to the arrest of a local employee at its Istanbul Consulate over terror charges.