BERLIN, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said here Wednesday that she will meet Muslim leaders in the country aiming at calm down the anger over the publication of caricature depicting the Prophet Mohammad.
In an interview with the Stern magazine, Merkel said she was "very encouraged" over public calls for calm made by Muslim leaders in Germany. But she did not say when and with who she would meet.
The publication of European newspapers of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad has attracted outrages in many Islamic nations.
Protests over the matter did not result in violent demonstrations in Germany, where there are about 3.5 million Muslims among a population of 82 million, with Turks as the biggest minority at around 2 million.
