German parliamentarians visit Baykal and Ates

Meanwhile, another mission consisting of German Free Democratic Party members, North Rhine Westphalia Parliament representatives and reporters met acting Parliament Speaker Yilmaz Ates on Thursday.

Free Democratic Party leader of North Rhine Westphalia Dr. Ingo Wolf said that they visited Turkey with the aim of evaluating the problems of Turkish people living in Germany and the recent developments about Turkey’s EU membership.

Ates told reporters and the mission that both parties in Parliament, AK Party and CHP, fully supported the country’s EU bid, asking German Free Democrats to put forth a positive view regarding Turkey’s membership.