German President pays visit to Ankara

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will end his three-day visit to Turkey on April 24 with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.

Erdoğan will first welcome his guest from Germany with military honours at 1:30 pm (1030 GMT), followed by lengthy talks, a press conference and a joint lunch.

Steinmeier and Erdoğan are scheduled to meet for around three hours, with some unpleasant topics likely to be discussed.