During a teleconference with her Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the recent positive developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The German government’s statement states that the Chancellor welcomed the recent positive impulses and events in the Eastern Mediterranean and emphasized that now it’s important to make progress in dialogue.

Erdogan’s press office assured that Turkey is loyal to the improvement of relations with the EU. Erdogan and Merkel also discussed regional events.