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22 February 2013 [12:54] - Today.Az
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to pay a high-profile visit to Turkey with top German businessmen accompanying her on a tour covering three cities in two days in an attempt to further boost the strategic dialogue between the two partners. She is coming to Turkey with an agenda including Patriot missiles, Kurdish issue, Turkey’s EU accession and cultural activities.
Merkel, who last appeared in the Turkish capital in 2010, will arrive in Gaziantep on Feb. 24 before heading to Kahramanmarash, where 300 German soldiers have been deployed along with two units of Patriot defense systems. Sparing her Feb. 24 late afternoon to cultural activities, Merkel will visit Cappadocia where she is also expected to meet Christians living in the area. Later she moved on to Ankara on Feb. 25 for official talks with President Abdullah Gul and Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. She will also pay her respects to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with a visit to his mausoleum, the Anitkabir. Merkel will also attend the CEO Forum organized by the TUS?AD of Turkey and BID of Germany.
/HurriyetDailynews/
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