(VOVworld) – Top German and Turkish intelligence officials will meet to discuss reports that Berlin has been eavesdropping on Ankara. The meeting was scheduled after a long phone conversation between German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu. The German intelligence agency BND has made no comment regarding the accusation.

On Monday, Turkey summoned Germany's ambassador Eberhard Pohl and demanded an explanation after an "unacceptable, inexcusable" report that Germany's foreign intelligence agency carried out espionage targeting Turkish officials. 

Government spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz said only that in July the government informed a parliamentary intelligence committee about some of the matters in the report and would soon inform it about the rest. The committee is sworn to secrecy.

The German government hasn’t confirmed whether BND is operating in Turkey or not.