The German government has said it does not expect to see Turkish security agents accused of attacking protesters in Washington during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the upcoming G-20 summit in Hamburg, which will be held on July 7 and July 8.
The melee outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence during Erdoğan’s visit to the United States in May overshadowed the trip and further strained U.S.-Turkish relations.
Eleven people were hurt during the brawl. The U.S. authorities subsequently issued arrest warrants for 16 people, including 12 of Erdoğan’s bodyguards, over the incident.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said on June 26 that he could “assume with a good conscience that these people who have been incriminated by the U.S. judicial authorities won’t set foot on German soil in the foreseeable future, including during the G-20 summit.”
