٠٠:٠٠:٤٥Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was met by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrived at the German Chancellery in the German capital ahead of the Berlin Libya conference on Sunday.
Merkel was heard asking Erdogan if he wanted to remove his coat for a photo opportunity, as the Turkish leader was in the process of taking off the garment and his scarf.
The conference is hosted by Merkel and will be attended by Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) leader Fayez al-Sarraj as well as by leaders from the US, Russia, France, the UK, Italy, the UAE, and numerous African states.
4,000 police were deployed to safeguard the well-being of the high-ranking guests in the German capital, including armoured vehicles, dogs and snipers on the roofs of buildings.
Germany: ‘You want to take off that coat?’ - Merkel welcomes Erdogan at chancellery
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was met by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrived at the German Chancellery in the German capital ahead of the Berlin Libya conference on Sunday.
Merkel was heard asking Erdogan if he wanted to remove his coat for a photo opportunity, as the Turkish leader was in the process of taking off the garment and his scarf.
The conference is hosted by Merkel and will be attended by Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) leader Fayez al-Sarraj as well as by leaders from the US, Russia, France, the UK, Italy, the UAE, and numerous African states.
4,000 police were deployed to safeguard the well-being of the high-ranking guests in the German capital, including armoured vehicles, dogs and snipers on the roofs of buildings.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was met by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he arrived at the German Chancellery in the German capital ahead of the Berlin Libya conference on Sunday.
Merkel was heard asking Erdogan if he wanted to remove his coat for a photo opportunity, as the Turkish leader was in the process of taking off the garment and his scarf.
The conference is hosted by Merkel and will be attended by Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) leader Fayez al-Sarraj as well as by leaders from the US, Russia, France, the UK, Italy, the UAE, and numerous African states.
4,000 police were deployed to safeguard the well-being of the high-ranking guests in the German capital, including armoured vehicles, dogs and snipers on the roofs of buildings.