Turkey seen approving German parliamentary visit to air base soon - lawmaker


A German air force Tornado jet lands at an airbase in Incirlik, Turkey, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey is expected to approve an Oct. 4 visit by German lawmakers to the Incirlik military air base next week after the arrival of a new Turkish envoy to Germany, ending a dispute that jeopardised Germany's continued use of the base, a senior lawmaker said.

"I expect that the issue will be resolved next week," said Rainer Arnold, defence spokesman for the Social Democrats in parliament, echoing hopeful but less specific comments made by senior German officials last week.

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