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06-06-2017, 07:45 AM
BERLIN: The German army is set to transfer its troops from a key base in Turkey to Jordan, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Monday, after talks broke down with Ankara on the subject.
The Incirlik base in southern Turkey has been at the centre of a dispute between the Nato allies since Ankara blocked a visit by German parliamentarians last month.
"It is unacceptable that our deputies can**t visit the troops," the German minister said.
Her an**uncement came after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint news conference with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel in Ankara that German MPs could still **t visit Incirlik.
The German cabinet had met and decided on an eventual move for the 280 military personnel concerned, plus 10,000 tonnes of materiel, said Von der Leyen.
"We are ready for a transfer," she said, adding that a "comparable alternative" had been identified at the Azraq air base in Jordan and that King Abdullah supported the move.
Van der Leyen said the transfer would "naturally mean an interruption in our air intervention" of around two or three weeks as part of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
The German military stationed at Incirlik flies Tornado surveillance missions over Syria and refuelling flights for partner nations battling IS Jihadists. Turkey justified preventing the German parliamentary group from visiting Incirlik by accusing Berlin of having offered political asylum to Turkish nationals who took part in a July 2016 attempted coup.
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The Incirlik base in southern Turkey has been at the centre of a dispute between the Nato allies since Ankara blocked a visit by German parliamentarians last month.
"It is unacceptable that our deputies can**t visit the troops," the German minister said.
Her an**uncement came after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint news conference with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel in Ankara that German MPs could still **t visit Incirlik.
The German cabinet had met and decided on an eventual move for the 280 military personnel concerned, plus 10,000 tonnes of materiel, said Von der Leyen.
"We are ready for a transfer," she said, adding that a "comparable alternative" had been identified at the Azraq air base in Jordan and that King Abdullah supported the move.
Van der Leyen said the transfer would "naturally mean an interruption in our air intervention" of around two or three weeks as part of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
The German military stationed at Incirlik flies Tornado surveillance missions over Syria and refuelling flights for partner nations battling IS Jihadists. Turkey justified preventing the German parliamentary group from visiting Incirlik by accusing Berlin of having offered political asylum to Turkish nationals who took part in a July 2016 attempted coup.
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