Merkel and Erdogan to meet in Istanbul
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- 17 January, 2020
- 11:41
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert stated at a briefing.
Report, citing RIA Novosti, said that, according to Seibert, Merkel would travel to Istanbul on January 24.
"At the end of his visit to Davos (January 23 - Ed.), the Chancellor will leave for Istanbul on Friday, January 24. There will be talks with Turkish President Erdoğan," Seibert said.
The visit program includes the opening of a new German-Turkish University campus together with Erdoğan, and meetings with representatives of business and civil society, he added.
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