Merkel congratulated Davutoglu on his election victory

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today and congratulated him on his election victory, calling on him to take swift, joint action to resolve the refugee crisis, her office announced.

The representative of the German government, Steffen Seibert, said that Merkel welcomed the fact that the elections were held in a peaceful atmosphere and that Davutoglu said in his speech after the victory that he wanted to overcome polarization and tensions in Turkish society.

"The German chancellor and the Turkish prime minister also agreed that the bilateral dialogue on stopping the flow of refugees must continue and lead to concrete agreements," Seibert said.

Germany expects to receive between 800 and XNUMX million migrants this year, double the number of any previous year.

Reuters reminds that many pass through Turkey on their way to Europe.

During her visit to Istanbul last month, Merkel offered Turkey the possibility of support for faster progress towards membership in the European Union, and in return asked for cooperation in slowing the flow of migrants and accepting those rejected by Europe.