"If the aim of the terrorists was to foil cooperation between two countries or damage it in any way, they failed. On the contrary, Turkey and Germany are growing closer in terms of cooperation," he told a press conference according Turkey's Dogan News Agency quoted the German official as saying.
"We will not step back in the face of terror. We will continue our efforts on finding political solutions as well as maintaining our fight against terror," he added.
His Turkish counterpart Efkan Ala, said at the same news conference that both countries want better cooperation and the resolve to combat terrorist threats.
Ala contended that global terror “will be the most significant subject matter of humanity in the next 100 years and it necessitates an effective cooperation between countries. Countries must be in absolute cooperation in the fight while disregarding the identity and the aim of terror. Turkey is making a serious effort on this subject."
Following Tuesday's attack in Istanbul, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "We feel a sense of solidarity with Turkey." She added: “The terrorists are the enemies of all free people, they are enemies of humanity, be it in Syria, Turkey or France or Germany."
