In the image Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu & Premier Armin Laschet – Picture by Land NRW, Stefanie Loos.
5-6 May 2021, Berlin, Germany: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu encountered Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, and held a meeting to assess the steps to be taken regarding irregular migration on the first day of his visit to NATO partner country Germany.
Later on Wednesday, Minister Çavuşoğlu met with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and held a friendly discussion on Turkish-German relations.
On the second and last day of his programme in Berlin, Minister Çavuşoğlu spoke with his German counterpart Heiko Maas about the deep-rooted Turko-German relations, the state of the Turkish community on the 60th anniversary of the immigration agreement and reliable tourism. The meeting was followed by a joint press conference.
Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu stated during the conference that bilateral trade volume has increased despite the pandemic, and will exceed 40 billion US dollars, that Germany is making a constructive contribution to Turkish relations vis-à-vis the European Union, and that we expect concrete steps from the EU.
Minister Çavuşoğlu then met with the Federal Government Commissioner for Tourism, Thomas Bareiß, and provided him with information about Turkey’s tourism programme, and discussed with him the development regarding the vaccination passport in the EU and the measures undertaken in Turkey.
Later the same day, Minister Çavuşoğlu was received by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and stated that they assessed the further development of their cooperation and discussed the situation and achievements of the Turkish community on the 60th anniversary of the Immigration Agreement.
On Thursday, 6 May NRW Premier Armin Laschet received Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu for talks that took place at the State Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia in Berlin. The talks with Premier Laschet focused on the pandemic, the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey and the situation in the Mediterranean region.
Relations between Turkey and Germany are very close. Last year, Turkish students formed the largest group of foreign students at German universities. In 2019, Turkey ranked first among the main investor countries for the first time with 73 investment projects.
For further information:
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey (HE Ambassador Ali Kemal Aydın): http://berlin.be.mfa.gov.tr/Mission/ShowNews/20006
Government of NRW: https://www.land.nrw/de/pressemitteilung/ministerpraesident-armin-laschet-trifft-den-tuerkischen-aussenminister-mevluet
