Germany's Olaf Scholz to meet with Turkey's Erdoğan next week

Germany's Olaf Scholz to meet with Turkey's Erdoğan next week
March 11, 2022, 12:05 pm

Olaf Scholz-Federal Chancellor/Official Facebook page

The Daily Sabah reported, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to visit Turkey next week to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Sources said Wednesday that Scholz will visit Ankara on Monday, March 14.

This will be Scholz's first visit to Turkey.

The Daily Sabah said that Ankara and Berlin are major trading partners, as Germany has been a top Turkish import and export destination for decades. The two countries also share deep cultural ties due to the 5-million-strong Turkish diaspora in Germany. Turkey is among the top tourism destinations for Germans. It also hosts thousands of German expatriates.

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It noted that Scholz was sworn in as Germany's new chancellor on Dec. 8, after his Social Democratic Party (SPD) reached a coalition agreement with the Greens and Free Democrats (FDP).

Source: dailysabah

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