In a Saturday interview with Der Spiegel weekly, Cavusoglu offered a strikingly conciliatory response to the question about whether there would be any normalization in Ankara-Berlin relations.
"Yes. And I am ready to make an effort towards that," he responded.
"If you take one step towards us, we will take two towards you," Cavusoglu added, noting that there was no reason for problems between the two countries.
Pointing to
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
’s recent comparison of Germany with the Nazi era, Cavusoglu said the analogy was a kind of "response to the hostility" from Germany, stressing that Berlin had to learn to respect Ankara.
The remarks came as German Chancellor Angela Merkel
...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom. Now they make faces at her for inundating the country with Moslems ..
is expected to appoint Cem Ozdemir ‐ a prominent politician with
"Whoever comes to
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
as foreign minister will meet the same respect as he shows us," Cavusoglu said.
Meanwhile,
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German Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Roth told Welt am Sonntag weekly that Germany was prepared to hold talks with Turkey and expressed hope "that we can soon move closer together again."