Erdogan, Merkel To Meet Amid Tensions, Protests
Sumaira FH Published September 26, 2018 | 05:20 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany this week.
Frankfurt am Main, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Sep, 2018 ) :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany this week.
It will be Erdogan's first official visit to Germany since becoming president in 2014.
"The main goal of this visit is to completely leave behind this period (of tensions)," Erdogan told Turkish media.
The Turkish leader will land in Berlin Thursday and hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel over the following two days.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will welcome him with military honours and a state dinner at Bellevue Palace on Friday.
On Saturday, Erdogan will travel to Cologne to open one of Europe'slargest mosques, commissioned by the Turkish-controlled Ditib organisation.
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