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The assessment of Turkey, based on German intelligence reports, was cited in a classified response from the Interior Ministry in Berlin to the opposition Left Party, according to ARD. It cites increasing ties between Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party and other regional Islamist groups, including Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Syria’s opposition and Palestinian militant movement Hamas, which is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S., the European Union and Israel, ARD reported Tuesday.
Germany views Turkey as an “important partner” in fighting terrorism, including by Islamic State, and the refugee accord remains valid and “sensible,” Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s chief spokesman, told reporters in Berlin. He declined to comment on the substance of the leaked report.
Germany views Turkey as an “important partner” in fighting terrorism, including by Islamic State, and the refugee accord remains valid and “sensible,” Steffen Seibert, Merkel’s chief spokesman, told reporters in Berlin.