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The video call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a video call that he wants to open a new page with the European Union.
A statement from the Turkish presidency indicated that Erdogan said: “There is a new opportunity to strengthen relations between Turkey and the Union, but some countries are trying to create a crisis to sabotage this positive agenda,” without mentioning the statement to those countries.
The Turkish president called on Union leaders to review the agreement concluded in 2016 on the issue of migrants, saying that “this review will be the key to a positive agenda with Europe.”
President Erdoan makes a video call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel pic.twitter.com/ZrGhSHX7Ij
– Turkish Presidency (@tcbestepe_ar) December 18, 2020
On Thursday, the European Union paid Ankara the sum of 6 billion euros, which it promised under the agreement concluded.
Regarding the dispute with Greece and Cyprus, Erdogan emphasized that “the role of his country is constructive”, accusing Greece of refusing to negotiate.
European leaders imposed sanctions on Ankara, during a summit in Brussels last week, for its “unilateral actions and provocations” in the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey disputes sovereignty over maritime areas with Greece and Cyprus.
Source: “AFP” + website of the Turkish presidency
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