ANKARA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and the Netherlands have appointed ambassadors to each other, in line with an agreement to normalize relations, Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
Saban Disli, a former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker, was named as Ankara's new envoy to The Hague, the ministry said in a statement.
The statement added that foreign minister of the Netherlands will visit Turkey in the first week of October, which will contribute to the normalization of the two countries' relations.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Marjanne de Kwaasteniet was appointed as the new ambassador to Turkey.
The appointments came after the two countries agreed in July to normalize bilateral relations as a fruit of bilateral leaders meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels.
Relations between the two countries soured in March 2017 as Turkey was preparing to hold a referendum on constitutional amendments.
Dutch authorities canceled the flight permit of a plane carrying Turkish foreign minister, and banned Turkish politicians from participating political rallies with Turkish community in the Netherlands.
