德國和土耳其謀求緩和緊張關係
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Wednesday that his country and Turkey want to see their relations improve.
He spoke to reporters in Berlin where he hosted a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a week of disputes.
"The memories we have of our good relations with Turkey are so important right now because our current relations are very tense. This is not normal," Gabriel said.
Turkish officials have been angered by German authorities who banned local rallies where Turkish ministers were due to speak to supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Saturday, Erdogan said during a rally in Istanbul that such moves were no different than the practices of Nazi Germany.
And last week, Turkey arrested a reporter for the German newspaper Die Welt.
Gabriel said he made clear to Cavusoglu that making comparisons to Nazi Germany is a line that must not be crossed. He otherwise described Wednesday's meeting as friendly and open, but also controversial and hard.德國外長加布里爾星期三說，德國和土耳其希望看到兩國關係出現改善。
加布里爾是在柏林對記者發表上述講話的。土耳其和德國的糾紛持續一週後，加布里爾在柏林與土耳其外長恰武什奧盧舉行會談。
加布里爾說：“我們有兩國關係良好的記憶，這點十分重要，因爲我們現在的關係緊張。這並不正常。”
土耳其內閣部長原計劃在德國對埃爾多安總統的支持者講話，但是德國當局禁止舉行這些集會。埃爾多安總統上星期六在伊斯坦布爾的一次集會上發表講話說，這種做法與當年納粹德國的行爲沒有區別。
土耳其上星期逮捕了德國世界報的一名記者。
德國外長加布里爾說，他對土耳其外長恰武什奧盧清楚表明，將德國與當年的納粹相提並論是絕不可逾越的紅線。他表示，星期三與土耳其外長的會談友好、坦率，但同時也有爭議和困難。
