German Chancellor and top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, Angela Merkel speaks during an election campaign in Delbrueck, western Germany, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP) (Associated Press)BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior German politicians on Sunday dismissed a travel warning for their country issued by Turkey amid persistent tensions between the two nations. Other strains include local German authorities’ refusal earlier this year to allow rallies by Turkish politicians ahead of a referendum on the Turkish president’s powers. On Sunday, Merkel rejected the premise of the Turkish travel warning, news agency dpa reported. “I want to say very clearly here that every Turkish citizen can travel to us,” she said at a rally in Delbrueck in western Germany.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2017 11:18 UTC