Turkish Foreign Minister due in Germany

December 01 2011 00:35:34

Turkish Foreign Minister due in Germany

BERLIN / ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is set to pay a visit to Germany between Dec. 1 and 5, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Nov. 29. Davutoğlu will meet families of eight Turks who had been killed by far right extremists between 2000 and 2006. Davutoğlu is also expected to meet with German President Christian Wulff, his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle and Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich. The Turkish FM will participate in the International Afghanistan Conference. Meanwhile, Turkish President Abdullah Gül phoned Wulff Nov. 29 and talked about the Turks killed by far right extremists in Germany.

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