12 minutes agoErdogan in Germany to attend mosque opening ceremony
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Germany next week, where he will participate in the opening ceremony of the largest mosque in the country, which is built in Kiln. He says he hopes his visit to Germany will help end tensions in the middle [...]
He says he hopes his visit to Germany will help end tensions between the two states.
Improving relations between the governments of the two states, economic co-operation, Turkey's application for membership in the European Union, and the fight against terrorism will be the priorities to be discussed during the visit to Germany, the Turkish president told reporters today, Dpa reports.
Erdogan will arrive in Berlin on Thursday at the invitation of his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He is expected to meet twice with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, before attending the opening of a mosque in Kiln.
