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Turkey can’t take new migrant wave from Afghanistan: Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 21 that his country would not be able to cope with an "additional burden of migrants" arriving from Afghanistan.
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"A new wave of migration is inevitable if the necessary measures are not taken in Afghanistan and in Iran," Erdoğan said during a telephone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Turkey can't handle additional migration burden, Erdoğan tells Michel
The Turkish president on Aug. 22 talked with the EU Council president over the phone, saying Turkey cannot handle an additional migration wave.
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Merkel for closer cooperation with Turkey on Afghan crisis: Report
Germany should work closely with Turkey to address a potential new refugee influx from Afghanistan, Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly told a closed-door ruling party meeting on Aug. 16.
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According to Bild daily, Merkel made the remarks during an executive committee meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Germany-Turkey ties extremely close and trusting: Envoy
Germany's envoy in Turkey said on Aug. 4 that he was "pleased" that bilateral relations between Turkey and Germany are "extremely close and trusting."
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"Our political relations are extremely close at all levels of government and covering also non-governmental organizations," Jurgen Schulz told reporters in the Turkish capital Ankara.
Turkey Turns Screws on North Macedonia over Alleged ‘Gulenists’
North Macedonia has spent two years resisting Turkey's demands for the handover of Turkish nationals it accuses of ties to 'terrorism'. But Ankara is not giving up.
Austria opposes Turkey’s bid to join EU military project
“Article 2 of the treaty states clearly that the third state has to share the democratic values of the EU & has to have good neighbourly relations with the EU”
Closer economic cooperation with Turkey key for EU: Hungarian top diplomat
Closer economic cooperation with Turkey is a beneficial step for the European Union, a Hungarian top diplomat has said, noting that the union needs closer and stronger cooperation with Ankara if it wants to be economically strong.
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Germany wants very good relations with Turkey: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on July 22 reiterated her opposition to Turkey's full membership in the European Union but voiced support for closer ties with Ankara by updating the EU-Turkey Customs Union and a key refugee agreement.
Çavuşoğlu, Haavisto discuss bilateral, regional issues
The Turkish foreign minister on July 8 met with his Finnish counterpart and discussed bilateral and regional issues as well as EU-Turkey relations.
Speaking at a joint news conference after their bilateral meeting, Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Finland's Pekka Haavisto underlined the importance of EU-Turkey relations to counter common challenges.