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Dutch Foreign Minister Quits After Lying About Putin Meeting
Source: Bloomberg
The Hague, Netherlands (AP) -- The Dutch foreign affairs minister has resigned, a day after admitting that he lied about attending a meeting hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than a decade ago.
An emotional Halbe Zijlstra announced his resignation at the start of a debate Tuesday at which he was expected to be grilled by opposition lawmakers about the lie.
He says "the Netherlands deserves a minister who is above any doubt."
Zijlstra, a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right VVD party, is the first minister to quit since Rutte's four-party coalition was sworn in last year.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-13/dutch-foreign-minister-under-fire-for-lying-about-putin
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