EU Commissioner Avramopoulos to meet Turkey’s leadership

EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos will have a series of meetings with Turkey’s political leadership within the framework of European consultations with Ankara on the issue of refugees.

Avramopoulos will address an international forum on migration in Istanbul today.

He will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the Interior and Foreign ministers, as well as US officials.

Also, on Friday, October 16, Mr. Avramopoulos will be in Athens accompanied by President of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn.