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Turkish FM Lashes Out against European Visa Walls
Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu accused the European Union Monday of not compromising on lifting the European visa barriers for Turkish citizens.

Speaking to a panel during the Leaders of Change Summit 2011 held in Istanbul Monday, Davutoglu said in harsh tones that Europe was "building a visa wall in Edirne," Turkey's northwesternmost city on the border with Greece and Bulgaria.

Davutoglu has complained on several occasions about the European "visa walls" and "double standards" against Turkey.

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