Turkey shows Swiss FM Calmy-Rey the door

The Swiss foreign ministry said that its ambassador to Turkey was informed that Calmy-Rey would no longer be welcome a week before the scheduled visit was due to take place.

Speaking to Swiss radio on Tuesday, Calmy-Rey said that the Turkish reaction to the decision of canton Vaud was "exaggerated".

She regretted that Turkey’s step had "complicated bilateral relations" between the two countries.