There is a “reciprocal interest” in growing a “stronger relationship” between Türkiye and the EU, the bloc’s international coverage chief stated on Thursday.
Josep Borrell‘s remarks got here after a Foreign Affairs Council assembly in Brussels the place the EU’s prime diplomats mentioned numerous agenda objects together with Türkiye.
The relationship with Türkiye has “two ways,” Borrell stated, it’s “not just what Türkiye expects from EU but also what EU expects from Türkiye.”
The modernization of Custom Unions and visa liberalization are two most necessary points that Ankara can elevate instantly, based on Borrel.
The EU desires to see de-escalation of tensions in Eastern Mediterranean and negotiations with Cyprus to renew “seriously” to resolve the present problem.
“Of course, the relationship with Cyprus, the relationship with Greece, the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, is a fundamental aspect of this attempt to re-establish constructive relations with Türkiye,” he concluded.
CREATION OF UKRAINE SECTION UNDER EUROPEAN PEACE FACILITY
Borrell stated that it has been proposed to create a piece devoted to Ukraine underneath the European Peace Facility in the course of the assembly.
This part would supply as much as €5 billion ($5.56 billion) a yr for the subsequent 4 years for the protection wants of Ukraine, he stated.
The ministers exchanged views on the difficulty and it is going to be debated intimately on the finish of August in the course of the casual ministerial assembly in Toledo, Spain.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
