PRAGUE (Reuters) - Germany is in discussions with Turkey to ensure that its lawmakers can visit some 250 German soldiers stationed at Turkey's Incirlik Air Base to support the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
Merkel said the German Bundeswehr was operating effectively from the base as part of a U.S.-led coalition, and she hoped that would continue. She welcomed comments from Turkey underscoring that the base is also a NATO installation.
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