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The change of tone by Turkish President Recep Erdogan in a videoconference he held this Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to whom he assured his good intentions in relations with the European Union and praised his efforts to achieve Ankara-EU Relations to work. The message of “peace” with the EU is being conveyed by the Turkish president the day the EU finished allocating all the money owed to Turkey for agreeing to host refugees on its territory, under a 2016 agreement. Turkey has often been accused of using the bloc to blackmail.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that he wants to open a new page in relations with the European Union and thanked her for her contributions and “constructive” efforts in favor of relations between Turkey and Turkey. the EU, according to a statement. of the Turkish Presidency, cited by AFP.
“There is a new window of opportunity” to strengthen Turkey-EU relations, but some countries are trying to “create a crisis” to disrupt this “positive agenda,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement, but did not mention the names of those. countries.
Turkey’s relations with Greece and Cyprus, but also with France, have been going through a difficult period for months.
EU leaders, meeting in Brussels last week, have decided to impose sanctions on Turkey for its “unilateral actions and challenges” in the gas-rich waters of the eastern Mediterranean, where Ankara is challenging the demarcation of maritime borders through exploration. , taken over by Agerpres.
Claiming that Turkey’s intentions are “constructive”, President Erdogan accused Greece of refusing to negotiate.
Erdogan called for a review of the agreement with the EU on refugees
He also called for a review of the 2016 agreement between the EU and Turkey on migrants, which he said would be “the key to a positive agenda with Europe.” This agreement was signed after the migration crisis of 2015, with the arrival of more than one million refugees to Europe. Turkey then accepted the return to its territory of all new migrants arriving on the Greek islands, including asylum seekers such as Syrians fleeing the war at home, in exchange for aid. 6 billion euros designed to improve the living conditions of the 3.6 million refugees it hosts.
Since then, Ankara has been regularly accused of blackmailing European countries into raising the migrant issue.
The European Union ended this Thursday allocating the total amount of six billion euros to Turkey.
Editor: Luana Pavaluca
