Ahmet Davutoglu announced on Thursday he was stepping down as leader
of Turkey's ruling AK Party and therefore as prime minister, raising
questions about the migrant deal with the EU.
Germany expects Turkey to stick to EU migrant deal after PM resignation(Reuters)
Germany expects Turkey to uphold its agreement with the European Union
on curbing migration to the bloc despite the departure of the Turkish
prime minister who struck the deal, a German government spokesman said
on Friday.
Ahmet Davutoglu announced on Thursday he was stepping down as leader of Turkey's ruling AK Party and therefore as prime minister, raising questions about the migrant deal with the EU.
"The
chancellor (Angela Merkel) has worked very well with Turkish Prime
Minister Davutoglu and all Turkish officials, and we expect this good
and constructive cooperation to continue with a new Turkish prime
minister," deputy German government spokesman Georg Streiter said.
"We
will fulfill our commitments and expect that Turkey will also fulfill
its commitments. It is not an agreement between the EU and Mr Davutoglu,
but rather an agreement between the EU and Turkey," Streiter told a regular government news conference.
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