MONITORING (SW) – German chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to cooperate in dealing with the Taliban in Afghanistan to help prevent another refugee crisis.
Since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, there have been concerns that tens of thousands of people will flee the war-ravaged country and try to enter Europe by traversing through Turkey, reported DW.
The EU wants to pay Turkey another €3 billion ($3.5 billion), which could be used to support Afghans escaping the Taliban. But Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his country would not accept any more refugees.
Merkel also called on the Turkish president to cooperate in dealing with the Taliban in Afghanistan to help prevent another refugee crisis.
Since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, there have been concerns that tens of thousands of people will flee the war-ravaged country and try to enter Europe by traversing through Turkey.
The EU wants to pay Turkey another €3 billion ($3.5 billion), which could be used to support Afghans escaping the Taliban. But Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his country would not accept any more refugees.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hopes to continue working well with the new German government during Chancellor Angela Merkel’s farewell visit to the country.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has wished the future German government well during talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a farewell visit to Istanbul.
In a joint press conference held after talks between the leaders, Erdogan said he hoped there would be a good working relationship with the future German government.
Erdogan said that Merkel had always maintained a “reasonable and solution-oriented approach.”
The Turkish president said he wanted cooperation between the two countries to continue. “I wish any new government and its chancellor every success,” Erdogan said.
German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert posted on Twitter that the leaders met in the historic Tarabya district on the Bosphorus.
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