In this file photo taken on March 14, 2017 a Turkish woman walks in front of the Turkish Consulate in Rotterdam. (AFP photo)

ANKARA, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The foreign ministers of Turkey and the Netherlands made a phone conversation and decided to normalize bilateral relations, Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

During the phone conversation, the ministers agreed to reinstate ambassadors in Ankara and The Hague shortly, the ministry said in a written statement.

The two sides underlined the importance of strategic cooperation on a range of issues, such as migration, combatting terrorism and fostering economic cooperation, the statement added.

According to the statement, the Dutch foreign minister will pay an official visit to Turkey "in the second half of 2018."

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.