The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik West, is on a three-day visit to Turkey and will meet President Erdogan in Ankara. The meeting was added to his schedule at short notice and is unusual because heads of state do not normally meet German heads of state.

The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik West, is on a three-day visit to Turkey and will meet President Erdogan in Ankara. The meeting was added to his schedule at short notice and is unusual because heads of state do not normally meet German heads of state.

West called for the modernization of the EU-Turkey customs union, saying the reform was overdue and could offer great economic opportunities.

West, a senior CDU politician, has been discussed in Germany as a possible successor to Chancellor Friedrich Mertz amid tensions within the party.

Source: WELT