Turkey approves German delegation's visit to NATO base in Konya

Ankara has approved the visit of German lawmakers to a NATO base located in Turkey's Konya province, a month after postponing the visit
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Tuesday, 08 August 2017 15:15

Ankara has approved the visit of German lawmakers to a NATO base located in Turkey's Konya province, a month after postponing the visit. The visit to the Konya base has been tentatively scheduled for September 8, the German ARD broadcaster reported.

In mid-July, Turkey banned the Bundestag Defense Committee from conducting a visit to the NATO military base in Konya, where German military personnel are stationed. 

NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller will accompany the delegation to the base, where a meeting with German soldiers will be conducted. in July, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg unveiled a proposal to arrange a German delegation's visit within the alliance's framework.

In May, Ankara cancelled a German delegation's visit to the İncirlik air base, where German military personnel and jets were stationed, the day before the visit was scheduled to begin. In early June, Berlin responded to Ankara’s move by announcing the withdrawal its troops from the base, which started in July.