Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had telephone contact with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday to discuss the refugee crisis and the ongoing talks on Greece’s bailout program.

Following the telephone calls, the Greek PM’s press office issued an announcement that the calls were to inform EU partners about Tsipras’ upcoming visit to Turkey. During the calls, the leaders analyzed the Greek government’s proposals for protecting debtors’ first homes from foreclosure auctions. Tsipras maintains that the Greek position on foreclosures is compatible with the agreement struck between Greece and its EU partners in July.

The three EU leaders welcomed Tsipras’ initiative to visit Turkey as part of broader planning by the European partners to cooperate with Turkey for more effective management of the refugee and migration issue and particularly the fight against trafficking networks.