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There is “a special connection between Germany and Turkey” that will continue to exist, GermanChancellor Angela Merkel has said.
“There is … a special connection between Germany and Turkey. This will remain so. Turkey is an important partner as a NATOmember. It is important for the solution of conflicts,” Merkel told a network of German media outlets on Aug. 18.
Merkel said she especially had the ongoing Syrian crisis on her mind when considering Turkey as an important partner in the solution to various conflicts.
“I am thinking especially of the drama that is going on in Syria. Turkey took in 3 million Syrian refugees. This is a great achievement. This makes it the country that has made the greatest contribution to the solution of the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria,” she said.
Turkey and the European Unionagreed on a migrant deal in mid-March in which Turkey agreed to help curb the flow of migrants into the bloc in exchange for visa-free travel for its citizens to the bloc, EU funds for Syrian migrants in Turkey and accelerated membership talks.
“What makes the German-Turkish relationship special is that more than 3 million people of Turkish origin live in Germany,” Merkel added.
Relations between Turkey and Germany became strained after the German Bundestag recognized in early June the World War I-era killings of Anatolian Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empireas “genocide.”
Relations worsened in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15 in Turkey, which accused the West of not backing the Turkish government after the toppling attempt but directing more concern toward the crackdown after the failed coup.
Relations were further strained by Germany and the EU’s firm insistence that Turkey change its anti-terror law within the scope of the migrant deal in exchange for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens.
August/19/2016
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There is “a special connection between Germany and Turkey” that will continue to exist, GermanChancellor Angela Merkel has said.
“There is … a special connection between Germany and Turkey. This will remain so. Turkey is an important partner as a NATOmember. It is important for the solution of conflicts,” Merkel told a network of German media outlets on Aug. 18.
Merkel said she especially had the ongoing Syrian crisis on her mind when considering Turkey as an important partner in the solution to various conflicts.
“I am thinking especially of the drama that is going on in Syria. Turkey took in 3 million Syrian refugees. This is a great achievement. This makes it the country that has made the greatest contribution to the solution of the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria,” she said.
Turkey and the European Unionagreed on a migrant deal in mid-March in which Turkey agreed to help curb the flow of migrants into the bloc in exchange for visa-free travel for its citizens to the bloc, EU funds for Syrian migrants in Turkey and accelerated membership talks.
“What makes the German-Turkish relationship special is that more than 3 million people of Turkish origin live in Germany,” Merkel added.
Relations between Turkey and Germany became strained after the German Bundestag recognized in early June the World War I-era killings of Anatolian Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empireas “genocide.”
Relations worsened in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15 in Turkey, which accused the West of not backing the Turkish government after the toppling attempt but directing more concern toward the crackdown after the failed coup.
Relations were further strained by Germany and the EU’s firm insistence that Turkey change its anti-terror law within the scope of the migrant deal in exchange for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens.
August/19/2016
---------------------------------------------------
Wut?
