Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported the revision of policy against Turkey, which previously announced the foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel. About this in his microblog said the press-Secretary of Merkel Stefan Seibert.
“Chancellor Merkel: measures against Turkey, announced by the Minister of foreign Affairs, the necessary and inevitable”, — stated in the text.
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Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecher)
20 July 2017, 10:13
Earlier on Thursday, July 20, the foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel announced that the German government intends to revise its policy towards Turkey. The Minister explained that there will be a revised terms of Turkey loans and economic aid, as well as the efforts of Berlin at preparing Ankara for membership of the EU. Also, the German foreign Minister will toughen safety advice about the Germans wanting to travel to Turkey.
The reason for the arrest in Turkey on July 18 German human rights activist Peter Steudtner. Together with it have arrested five of his colleagues, including the head of the Turkish mission of the organization Amnesty International Edile SR.