German Chancellor to attend Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
13:45, 14/05/2016, SaturdayU: Update: 14:02, 14/05/2016, Saturday
Yeni Şafak
Merkel is preparing to make her second visit to Turkey after her inspectations in a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border the last month
GermanChancellor Angela Merkel will come to Turkey to attend the World HumanitarianSummit to be held in Istanbul on May 22.
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Merkel will deliver a speech at the summit and have face-to-face talks with the leaders.
The summit will be centered on ways to cope with the world's humanitarian crises, which have drastically increased in recent years, Seibert said.
Merkel's two-person delegation will include German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier and Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Gerd Müller.
Works to coordinate short-term emergency aid, as well as medium-and long-term aid packages will be discussed during the summit.
The spokesman also said it is unclear whether Merkel will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the summit, which is expected to draw around 5,000 people from national and international NGOs,civil society, youth organizations and member states.