also steinmeyer at bellevue palace in a visit aimed at improving bilateral ties relations between ankara and berlin were put under huge strain after turkey imprisoned hundreds of thousands of people including scores of german citizens following the fails to of twenty sixteen now despite this everyone was received with full military honors before heading in for closed door talks with president steinmeyer a red top carpet was rolled out for his first state visit as turkish president but not everyone is behind this decision protests have started and a number of politicians are boycotting today's events. let's go live to our correspondent on the on the mark who is outside bellevue palace right now foggy and president ed was welcome at bellevue with full military honors highly controversial why that's true drew me really has rolled out the red carpet for the turkish president there too on but the german side has kept on saying and keeps on saying that this is not a sign of normalization but that this could form the beginning of a pro says of improving the difficult relationship to turkey a re

both countries have rolled out financial aid for ankara.r: they raced through the countryside at more thanan 300 kikilometers perer hour. high speed trains made by siemens are already running on tracks in germany. the manager is hoping for more orders. according to media reports, ankara wants german support in setting up a high-speed rail network worth 35 billion euros. no decision has been made, b but the latest siemens model could take a part. >> in 2013 we had a a order to delivever sevenen high-speeeed , to d do 300 kilometers per houor between thhree cities. in april we got a follow-up order for 10 more trains, and they are under conststruction n. reporter: it is not only big german corporations that have business ties to turkey. so do medium-sized companies. entrepreneur from bremen installs business software for parking garage operators. he employs 120 i.t.t. specialiss in bremen and you stumble -- istanbul. >> apart from that we do a lot in software developer and's, softwarere selection p processe. we have various projects during wh

with the german ministers of finance and economy both countries have ruled out financial aid for ankara. the race through the countryside it more than three hundred kilometers an hour high speed trains made by siemens are already running on tracks in turkey siemens manager michel cup is hoping for more orders according to media reports on current wants german support in setting up a high speed rail network worth thirty five billion euros so far no decision has been made that the latest siemens the laro model could play a part. in twenty thirteen we got an order to deliver seven high speed valero type trains you to do three hundred kilometers an hour between uncorrupt kanya this keesha here. in april of this year we got a follow up order for ten more of these trains and they're under construction now what do you think is it gets a ball. it's not only big german corporations that have business ties to turkey so do medium sized companies entrepreneur blent was in there from braman installs business software for instance for parking garage operators he employs one hundred twenty i.t. specia

the eve of his visit the turkish media said that he wants to put an end to recent tensions between ankara and berlin but after a vitriolic verbal attacks on germany the arrests of german citizens under brutal crackdown on the turkish opposition can president add one be taken at his word the fact is the two sides meet each other more than ever before turkey is facing a crippling economic crisis and wants germany's backing for its ankara to release those german prisoners and returns to the rule of law is a deal possible when a question here on this week is in germany friend or foe and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by three excellent observers and i know it's so of all things to begin with maximally on cold turkey correspondent for the weekly news magazine. who says the german government should use and a one state visit to strengthen democracy in. also with us is storage of others and day i call a specialist on german turkish relations formerly based in ankara now with g.w. here in berlin and dale believes that everyone is neither a friend nor of important strategic

it's run from ankara. a lot of its funding from turkey directly and from the islamic.torage is there and many people say that that centrally means that it takes its instructions from president and his government and there have been allegations against this organization detail that is for instance encouraged. to pass on information back to turkey about the political allegiances of people here in germany with turkish origins and indeed the intelligence sources here in germany have considered putting detail and special observation itself so there is a lot of controversy swirling around that organization there are also complaints today about the why this inauguration ceremony with president everyone has been organized some saying. should have been a chance for dialogue and stage it seems to have driven the different turkish communities here even further apart than they already were so there is there's trouble around and many people say it's just part of this very troubled state visit the president everyone has been making over the last couple of days all right so you hear

on the agenda as the german foreign minister heikal moscow meets his turkish counterpart today in ankara a mosque has called turkey an important partner for germany despite recent problems he's promised to push for the release of seven german citizens currently being held in turkey they were detained on political charges and after the failed coup two years ago before arriving in ankara out ma says the human rights situation in turkey was overshadowing bilateral relations. and finally a visitor is it to the take on safari park in crimea got more than they bargained for when one of the lions decided to literally get on board. and get the t.v. off that might be able to get in shows the lion known as philly a climbing into the openside bus and over the driver before turning its attention to the other passengers you know as you can imagine that clip has gone viral and shows that cats can get in the mood for a cuddle yet because it does you might yell much too close for comfort for me all right you're watching the news it's still to come. a wake up call for germany's banks a new player has jus

visit to germany has be carefully choreographed and scored so with relations between brooklyn and ankara back on track bleak work can be increasingly authoritarian leader moving states find out which. quadriga next on d w. was one the phone founders of. extravagant feathered costumes on stage at the moment should. be off into maine by a family run business. for guinness they've been replaced on in these fabulous cabaret costumes calling. your moment in sixty minutes strong d.w. . people the world over information they provide the opinions they want to express d.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow up with. climate change. waste. isn't it time for. africa people and projects that are changing the current for the better so. you can let it go. w. . a lot and a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga coming to you from but also bourbon and this week the focus on the controversial state visits in germany by turkish president wretch of tired everyone who is being given the full red carpets treatments on the eve of his visit the turkish media said that he wants to put an end t

instance are paid by the docks government they get their prayers directly sells directly sent from ankara and out one wants to open the mosque and he wants to do this in a very. open way he wants to have a big ceremony he wants to have thousands of people around it but already the security forces in cologne said no you know this is not going to out him because all of this is just too unsafe the nineteen protest marches have been registered with the police already all against out on and so that what we're going to see in cologne today is probably another very highly disputed part of this very difficult state visit protests in berlin and also in cologne political correspondent is on this for on it for us thank you very much. you're welcome. u.s. president donald trump has ordered the f.b.i. to investigate allegations of sexual assaults against his pick for the supreme court brett kavanaugh the senate judiciary committee narrowly approved his nomination by eleven votes to ten but a key senator called for a week long delay before the full senate votes to decide whether he should sit on the co

where does that leave ankara how reliant is it on europe now this is indeed a very difficult situation a political developments in turkey are from the european perspective difficult but there up options i know it's a kind of a conditionality which can be imposed and there is some rational support one can there infrastructure investments which are going to improve the economic conditions in turkey it is important to reduce for example turkey's dependency on an orgy which is the major driving force for inflation and here this is rational to do it to support turkey in the short term even with direct financial at the german company that would conduct this sort of investment turkey because it is stabilizing the economy that is an interest oriented policy economists and thanks for the analysis. italy's populist coalition government has released its budget earlier fears of an extended dispute between the party's leaders and the economy minister the budget aims for the deficit target of two point four percent of g.d.p. half a percent higher than economy minister giovanni's had wanted the coali

in our next report we look at how relations between ankara and berlin have become so start. this handshake is nothing more than a photo op to politicians who are unlikely to become friends turkish president to one loves pomp and circumstance and he's considered quick tempered. america on the other hand is said to be a serious humble politician who loves harmony. it's a relationship that's certainly not based on great personal friendship but more on the knowledge that the political relations of the two countries are very important and must be maintained it's certainly not a marriage of love. and in the spring of two thousand and seventeen relations were at a low point the german government refused to allow air to one's party to hold election campaign events in germany the furious turkish president responded by playing the nazi card. question about you right now and you. are using nazi methods against whom against my turkish brothers and sisters who live in germany i'm against all ministers and deputies who travel in. america was calm and objective in her response like lace it

and on the german side germany does indeed expect ankara to start to deliver on some of the human rights issues including the release of a number of german people that are in jail but also in terms of enlarging the scope for the freedom of expression get to speak with you c.n.n. will gain joining us there from lynn thank you. china has accused the u.s. president of trying to damage its reputation after donald trump claimed beijing was trying to meddle in the upcoming u.s. mid-term elections he says china's interference is in response to his tough stance on trade atika reports. that china it was a new and surprising allegation from the us president it didn't go over well in beijing would usually if you don't we advise the united states to stop this and ceasing criticism and slander of china to stop these wrong words and deeds that damage by the way it will relations and the interests of both countries peoples he is responding to a moment from the u.n. security council they were supposed to be talking about nonproliferation when president donald trump took the occasion to attack china accu

because it needs ankara it needs to be for the reconstruction process to make its approach to syria look like the right thing turkey is a nato member turkey has contacts deep contacts with the west except for us so it's a good partner to have going forward as well as being you know an important regional power russia then basically is in a tricky position diplomatically in trying to resolve the situation on the ground in damascus is favor also keep turkey on board to a lesser extent to keep the saudis on board as well and i think it's key something that stephanie was saying there that perhaps turkey could be persuaded to join in the military engagements the ministry offensive in. did live on a limited front that words i guess give them more of a say in how things were going on korea persuade them that this was something that could be handled without too much humanitarian blowback and then of course as europeans russia has to try to persuade the europeans to really help rebuild syria in the aftermath of the war that's a difficult task and perhaps they can be persuaded to do that by sa

to mend the fences and certainly open to the overtures when you look at these images coming from ankara. it's a difficult task though because on the one hand first just listening for just a moment to the music would help in talking about the ceremony also this is the turkish national the national anthem we're hearing right. now. you mentioned but how much support they do to the turkish community here in germany those members of it that are critical of the heir to one government probably pretty upset by the images they're seeing here because i mean you were you were saying your your metaphor was that this could be an exercise in mending fences between ankara and berlin true that could be what comes of this weekend in retrospect at the same time and this is one very muddy members of the turkish community once again here in germany not just essential unity very many people at large in germany concerned about is that the visit will appear to give a blessing to the new turkey the new turkey being a woman authoritarian state cold wretch up time. and this is this weekend's this these talks tod

the administration the one we've been talking about to impose sanctions on ankara that in retaliation for turkey's detention of an american pastor everyone wants german business leaders to boost their investments in turkey to help shore up. more on the economic situation for market jones our business in a moment first did obvious turkey correspondent you'll use that the plummeting leader that's how cartoonists aachen portrays the turkish president's visit to germany he says turkey's currency crisis is a huge problem for. it's affecting everyone in the country he's had to reduce the size of his satirical magazine lamont because the price of paper has more than doubled in the last few months. just getting to know at a. time isn't missing the education and self-sacrifice have always been a part of litle in turkey. losing a set of especially in our field other than pixels is a look at a little. but now it has become a real struggle to survive and i don't know if we'll be able to make it. many turks complain about the rising cost of living due to the currency crash and they worry about the

ties between ankara and germany were put under immense strain after turkey imprisoned thousands of people including dozens of german citizens following the fells coup attempt twenty sixteen rejects to once presidential plane touching down in berlin this is the ones first state visit to germany as turkish president but it's not without controversy he faces heavy criticism and to learn about the rule of florence turkey and he hopes this visit to lead to closer cooperation between the two nations are one received a mixed reception in the german capital many supporters waited on the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of his motorcade but there was signs of protest outside the turkish embassy. the president's visit was hotly debated in parliament with criticism coming from all sides. the arbitrary imprisonment of german citizens has taken a heavy toll on bilateral relations german citizens remain behind bars on charges of a seemingly political nature you know if you want to save your own life the government is rolling out the red carpet for heir to one even though he hasn't changed his ways sin

state visit to germany to speak catholic choreographed support soured relations between brooklyn and ankara back on track public works creasing leap forward tear. later the first state to find out was. quadriga thirty minutes w. . the contentious figure at home. he wrote in germany. from the fall of the early. two german reunification. and the end of the cold. war i'm charles was one of the brit hume most of the twentieth century. gorbachev the last leader of the soviet union was an agent of change. quickly miss downfall. i have decided to resign my duties as president of the soviet union. lost. but she won historical battle some sort of one as a person. she continues to fight for world peace with a reminder but yet we have to comprehend when faces taken are such that today there is a new arms race in. our time gorbachev and the opportunity for peace wasted starts oct third on t w. donald trump's u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has angrily denied sexual assault allegations in a hearing before the senate judiciary committee earlier christine blassie ford told senators that a drunk

ankara needs germany's help the two countries have close economic and political ties but there are several sticking points this demonstration in germany is in support of one of seven germans being held in custody in turkey on political grounds. and we've spoken about this quite openly as one should at this type of meeting. and we've agreed to keep in touch over it. opponents in the german parliament claim heiko must is weak and indecisive. that i know a very responsible foreign policy is incompatible with supporting the out of one regime for political reasons with lavish financial and economic aid running into millions and weapons exports we need to take a tougher approach dialogue is one thing cozying up as another one of. these pictures of it live in syria a worrying for both sides the conflict is taking place near the turkish border germany will want to help ankara if people flee from the fighting into turkey relations between turkey and germany remain difficult but appear to be improving. and as we just reported foreign minister heikal must hackle the subject of seven german citizens d

and other issues germany's foreign minister will meet turkish president rector of type area one in ankara later today and high on the agenda for the german government is the release up seven german citizens from turkish jail they're being held on political charges after the failed coup two years ago turkey will be looking for support for its weekend to qana me the lira has tanked in recent weeks. and we have team coverage of this meeting for more let's bring in our chief political correspondent with the crane who is joining us here in the studio and we also have dorian jones standing by with the very latest from istanbul linda walk us through what's at stake today well the absolute top priority for the german government is the release of those germans whom you mentioned some of them in fact are double citizens of both germany and turkey who are still detained on political grounds in turkey and combined with another top priority for further normalization of relations between germany and turkey because in fact as you mentioned they have absolutely been quite embittered ever since the attemp

would also like to get along better with ankara and has prepared a welcome which will include a state banquet in the presidential palace. but that does not mean all is home any as everyone was arriving the german parliament was debating the rule of law in turkey criticism of the turkish president came from all parties. it would mess with you all right the government is rolling out the red carpet for even though he hasn't changed his ways since july two thousand and seventeen absolutely nothing has improved in turkey and that's why i think holding this state visit now sends a wrong signal. to one. another one isn't here because he suddenly rediscovered his love and affection for our country instead his economy is in tatters he needs money and investment from business suits instead of those who are suffering from inflation and economic disaster for the ordinary people in turkey if i mention it. on the streets supporters of a ready to show the strength of their feeling but they're likely to be numbered by critics of the president who say he has trampled on human rights five thousand poli

eve of his visit the turkish leaders said that he wants to put an end to recent tensions between ankara but also a vitriolic verbal attacks on germany the arrests of german cities.

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was in the capital of turkey ankara to improve relations between the two countries they've been strained in recent times also on the agenda was the release of seven german citizens detained in turkey on political charges after that failed coup in the country two years ago. our let's go now to defuse your johann she is following this story for us in your stable good evening to you julia eclipsing these bilateral talks is this countdown to this major offensive in hope to three million people i mean what have the two men what are they said about this impending military campaign when it comes to the current situation in syria in it live the two ministers up basically on the same page they agree that a major offensive on egypt has to be prevented as you already mentioned because it could lead to what they call the humanitarian catastrophe millions of civilian lives are at risk and turkey especially if the is another wave of refugees trying to cross its borders turkey already hosts more than three million refugees from syria this number could go up by another million or even more so this would

economic aid even though business ties are quite strong between the two nations where does that leave ankara how reliant is it on europe now this is indeed a very difficult situation a political developments in turkey are from the european perspective difficult but there are up options i know it's a kind of conditionality which can be imposed and there is some rational support one can there infrastructure investments which are going to improve the economic conditions in turkey it is important to reduce for example turkey's dependency on an orgy which is a major driving force for inflation and here this is rational to do it to support turkey in the short term even with direct financial at the german companies that would conduct this sort of investment in turkey because it is stabilizing the economy that is an interest oriented policy how important is germany on the other hand. well economically the market is not that important but there are more political aspects and certificate aspect just to mention the migration deal we have the so-called migration deal between europe and turkey and if the

up a controversial state visit to germany the trip was meant to ease tensions between berlin and ankara but it's been marred by their differences over human rights everyone's final stop was in the western city of cologne where he inaugurated a mosque he was welcomed by a large crowd of supporters from germany's turkish community they were kept apart though from critics of the president staging a protest on the banks of the rhine river. hundreds of people gathered to catch a glimpse of the man they call their president match up type ads. many had waited for hours like bush for elena and still are all born and raised in cologne but only here then within their power immersion in our part we just want to welcome him and show him we stand behind him and he always has our support and look at all the people here even though we live outside turkey we really loved him. but many people did not welcome at once his it. critics of the turkish president were also out in force across cologne largely a mixture of left wing activists and kurdish groups now do you have to get rid of all my intention isn'

to listen to turkey to some extent that's why it has to take on board all of these concerns that ankara has about a new push a new influx of of refugees spilling out from any assault on ad lib and therefore this meeting in tehran later on is basically going to be about you know these countries russia iran and turkey establishing their red lines for what they are willing to tolerate and stephanie was i think saying a little bit earlier perhaps turkey could be persuaded to have a limited involvement in the final assault on the ellipse that words perhaps satisfy ankara that it could manage the humanitarian blowback and of course that would work out fairly well for russia as well to be able to to get turkey on board at the same time as being able to satisfy what damascus is after which is the resolution of this war the clearing out of all these groups from the loop thank you . moving on talks aimed at ending the conflict in yemen have hit a hurdle before they have even begun the rebels haven't managed to fly to geneva for negotiations with representatives of the yemeni government the un's e

speaking out of a state visit everyone calls for a new start between ankara and berlin but what are his motives and will he succeed also coming up. european football's governing body u.a.e. preparing to announce the host of the euro twenty twenty four tournaments it is a choice between germany and turkey look at the up and down sides of each country's bet. thanks so much for joining us and welcome i'm brian thomas turkey's president much of tire better long as starting a visit to germany today ties between the two countries are deeply strained over a number of human rights issues especially a post-coup crackdown that's led to tens of thousands of arrests but now everyone says he wants a new start ahead of his arrival security throughout the german capital at a rare level one that's usually reserved for the american president or the prime minister of israel large parts of berlin city center closed all during this three day state visit protests are planned here in berlin and five thousand police officers will be out on the streets. our chief political editor michelle a covers covering thi

another million or even more so this would be a huge financial burden of course for turkey so i guess ankara was not on happy to hear the german minister say that bertalan is considering to boost its humanitarian assistance to countries like turkey should such an offensive really happen the turkish government has released we know of two promenade german journalist from prison but seven other germans are still in detention on political charges how likely is it you that the german foreign minister will be able to secure their release. well he repeatedly said he would openly talk about such human rights issues here in turkey he also said he mentioned these cases germany says these people are in jail here in turkey for political reasons turkey on the other hand says it needs to go off to what it calls terrorists or terrorist supporters and its judiciary would come up. with an independent decision on this matter but i guess here there is much more going on behind the scenes than we actually know or the two ministers would talk about in a press conference and briefly before we run out of time juli

well for more on the pope's tour of the baltics to double your correspondent constantine from ankara joins us now from the onus good evening to constantine so we just heard the pope there calling for tolerance in his address but was leaving his comments beyond just the baltic states well i think yes i think that he was going along the park you already managed to read in quite a few other be just around since that's his main theme and he stuck to it all through the meetings including meeting of the priests the religious even called us when he was always talking about welcoming a stranger welcoming the poorest ones i think it's quite a significant departure from the previous two princes against it we're more focused on the questions of history on moral issues that face catholics here it's more about tolerance and the necessity to welcome diversity well after that mass encounter francis also made a stop at the vilest jewish dead a memorial as well as at the former soviet k.g.b. headquarters of the occupation museum now how important were those visits for lithuanians. both of their impor

germany many people say it's effectively the long arm of the turkish state that it runs on now from ankara and germans all of a general dorothy's a very war aides that. this new mosque and president had once the season to come they are now open it could sort of send a signal to german turks to continue their allegiance that many of them feel to turkey simon young there in cologne it seems like things are just heating up thank you very much oh. u.s. president donald trump has ordered the f.b.i. to investigate allegations of a sexual assault against his pick for the supreme court but kavanagh the senate judiciary committee narrowly approved his nomination by eleven votes to ten but a key senator called for a week long delay before the full senate votes to decide whether he should sit on the course earlier a professor testify that cavanagh assaulted her at a party when the two were teenagers kavanaugh as the night the accusation. was democracy a deal of high drama and roy motion in the u.s. capital protesters hitting the streets to object to the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the country's

up a controversial state visits to germany the trip was meant to ease tensions between burden and ankara but it's been mobbed by the differences of the human rights earlier today on inauguration a giant mosque in the western city of cologne in the speech he said it has been a very successful visit in a very critical period he also pointed at well they had pointed words for his host germany saying that the country needed to do more to tackle racism and islamophobia was welcomed by and large crowd of supporters from germany's turkish community they were kept apart from critics staging a protest on the banks of the river right. now for more let's bring in the yuan who joins me now in studio it's great to have you here hugo so. president added one opened a mosque in cologne to day he addressed the audience there what tone did he speech have. well watching him that he sinned much more relaxed than he did in the past two days when he had a joint press or for example with the chancellor merkel or at the state dinner with the german president steinmeyer where he got quite angry after steinmeyer

issues germany's foreign minister will meet with turkish president wretch of type there to one in ankara later today i only get gender for the german government is the release of seven german citizens from turkish jail they're being held on political charges after the failed coup two years ago turkey will be looking for support for its weakened economy the lira has tanked in recent weeks. for more let's bring in our correspondent dorian jones who is standing by for us in istanbul so story first and foremost how important is this visit for turkey. well this visit is very important it is part of this approach between. relations until recently were absolutely at rock bottom but now there is have thought by both sides to improve ties before mrs visit comes to lay the groundwork for the turkish president's state visit to berlin later this month that is seen as extremely important from chris point of view given that . to get these major state visits in new york given the country's poor human rights record a lot of forethought in the post on the fact that those goals of being open by burl into

religious site simon edwin came to germany with the intention of easing tensions between balin and ankara was he successful. well that will remain to be seen i think when we can look back and see if anything was achieved i think president everyone's primary purpose was to smooth relations with germany and also perhaps to get some help with his economic troubles because you know that's where germany could really do something for him in there in the short term said i don't think much has come there nor is he managed to iron out these differences angela merkel was referring yesterday to the continuing serious differences between the two countries and while you've got german citizens as well as many thousands of other people languishing in in turkish jails as political prisoners that remains a problem between these two countries. thank you. a powerful earthquake has rocked indonesia triggering a huge tsunami officials now say at least three hundred eighty four people were killed powerful waves hit the city over on the island of sanaa ac hospitals have been struggling to cope with the injured

controversial state visit to germany today the visit was meant to ease tensions between berlin and ankaraut it's been marred by their differences of a human rights as well as mass street protests against his visit demonstrations are underway for a second day of today this time in the western city of cologne which aired on is visiting this afternoon is shuttle to open the city's new central mosque a number of supporters among germany's turkish community have also been gathering to welcome him. and i'm joined here in studio by get up his tekkie correspondent yulia han and from cologne i'm joined by my colleague simon young thank you both for joining me now simon i'd like to begin with you a controversial visit with supporters and critics of egypt tell you are the one gathering in cologne today is the security situation there tense. yes a very concentrated. police operation that we've seen three thousand police deployed on cologne streets and many of the streets around this central mosque that you can see behind me have been closed president everyone is now in the city his motorcade i'm told

turkey is indeed the one out amid thesese three powerers, and ankara is extremely concerned that if theres any bloodshed dlib, is that this all goes ahead, there will be a massive overhaul refugees into turkey. given that russia is a keyey aly operon, how much are they listening to the turkish -- a key ally of iran, how much of a listening to the turkish president? they will be listening. the turkish president, a member of nato, allies with the u.s. they have a card to play. they have a lot invested in northwesestern syria. have funded these so-called moderate opposition groups and certainly, they have a key part to play as they have a cold in that region. at the same time, these three countries want to show they are united in the face of pressure, growing pressure from the international community, including the west. the key question is how do they resolve this matter? can iran and russia convince turkey to back off and allow them to take idlib. can turkey convince iran and russia not to launch an offensive that would jeopardize their interests in idlib? these are questions being explore

mists in it live and according to the west kind of catastrophe caused by moscow and san fran and ankara trey's i mean he's on the record for saying the future of syria is one or was one without assad what did you make of these nato leaders saying things like that. well i think i was not in agreement when president obama used to say. to leave tomorrow because i used to respond it is realistic. years later president chen judged that position very more much more pragmatically you recognize is that assad cannot leave to morrow oh no leave or the nominations are bold woodward's book say that of course dr design has them that he had to do assassinated praktica impractical terms i think. going out the exit of assad regime should be one of the components of a political process in that political process russia and united states the main players we like are not those players are absolutely there they contribute russia has been contributing even more to fight die on the ground d three your uncle tehran moscow is reason of concern for the west for some in the west not for italy in my plays but of c

the return of refugees reconstruction the political process would be all but impossible without ankara's involvements turkey terrified of a new wave of homeless syrians put its foot down moscow listened and did lip gets a reprieve from now rory chalons moscow i ended table is a senior fellow and a serious specialist for the washington institute for near east policy joins us now via skype from washington thanks very much for being with us so money what do you make of this deal then this is this buffer zone do you believe this buffer zone could work it's possible the fact that they have a bird in the. assad regime russian iranian assault which many feared which would have sent. refugees and extremists into neighboring turkey. very least is good news whether it will hold or not will be up to the russian turks i think but it seems as if for now we have we have a deal at least on paper. given previous i mean not not to sound a pessimistic note here but given previous attempts at buffer zones and cease fires and so on. is there is there reason there for it to work. there is well that's a very

controversial state visit to germany today the visit was meant to create harmony between berlin and ankara but it's been marred by their differences of a human rights as well as mass street protests against visit demonstrations are underway for a second day today this time in the western city of cologne which is busy which is where to one is visiting this afternoon this shuttle to open the city's new central mosque a number of everyone supporters among germany's turkish community of also been gathering to welcome here. and for more on this i'm now joined here in studio by the chief foreign policy editor. and from cologne is my colleague simon young welcome to you both so simon would like to begin with you clearly a controversial visit and supporters and critics of. gathering in cologne today what's the security situation there like. it's been pretty tense here today. the police are very concerned that there shouldn't be any breaches of security there's a huge cordon around this mosque building that i hope you can see just behind me near here protesters or should i say just supporters of pr