Tensions over migrant deal as Merkel, EU officials head to Turkey

[WorldNews]

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Angela Merkel travels to Turkey on Saturday for a high-stakes visit which will require her to walk a diplomatic tightrope between keeping Ankara sweet over a crucial migrant deal and taking a stand on European values. Merkel, who will be accompanied by European Council head Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, will visit a refugee camp at 5:15pm (1415 GMT) in Gaziantep on the Turkish-Syrian border.

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