Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Angela Merkel
The finance and economy ministers of Germany and Turkey will meet to prepare for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's state visit to Germany in September, a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
The spokesman did not say in an emailed statement when or where the ministers will meet.
Merkel and Erdoğan discussed bilateral ties and the situation in Syria during a phone call on Wednesday, the spokesman said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday talked over the phone and agreed on meeting in Berlin in September.The two leaders confirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation through mutual high-level visits and contacts, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.They also discussed Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berak Albayrak meeting with his German counterpart.Erdogan last paid Berlin an official visit in 2014.Merkel also stressed that the strength of the Turkish economy is important for Germany.She told a news conference on Monday that an "economically prosperous Turkey" serves Germany's interests.
Erdoğan, Merkel talk over phone