Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addressed a public meeting in eastern France on Sunday a day after the Netherlands barred his plane from landing in a row over Ankara's political campaigning among Turkish emigres, Reuters reported.
"In the absence of a proven threat to public order, there was no reason to prohibit the meeting," the Foreign Ministry said in the statement.
"Given the current tensions between Turkey and several member states of the European Union, France calls for a de-escalation".
"It also calls on the Turkish authorities to avoid excesses and provocations," the ministry added.