Saturday, November 4, 2017

Turkish, German top diplomats discuss ties in a surprise meet

Turkish and German foreign ministers
Turkish and German foreign ministers, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sigmar Gabriel, held talks on a number of bilateral issues in a surprise meeting on early Nov 4 in Antalya amid ongoing chill in ties.


“I met my colleague @sigmargabriel in Antalya informally to discuss bilateral relations; including the difficult issues and mutual expectations,” Çavuşoğlu tweeted out after the meeting in his homeland.

The relationships between the two countries have long been suffering from a deep mistrust. Turkey has been accusing Germany of tolerating the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its activities in its territories and of granting asylum and protection to the members of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) following the failed coup attempt last year.

Germany, in return, has been accusing Turkey of arresting German nationals on baseless grounds including journalists and activists.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
 4/11/17

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