President Gauck of Germany at the Çankaya Presidential Palace

President Joachim Gauck of the Federal Republic of Germany is paying a state visit to Turkey at the invitation of President Abdullah Gül.

President Gauck, upon entering the Presidential campus, was welcomed by the Mounted Troops. Afterwards, President Gül welcomed his German counterpart with an official ceremony. President Gül and First Lady Hayrünnisa Gül later had a tete-a-tete with President Gauck and German First Lady Schadt. The two presidents, after that, chaired the talks between their delegations.

The delegations are discussing the bilateral relations including the political and economic ties between the two countries. They are also exchanging views on the regional issues, including Turkish-EU relations, as well as on the international developments concerning both Turkey and Germany.

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