“Erdogan” criticized the suspension of Türkiye’s EU membership process

reported by Mehr News Agency quoted by Anatolia news agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a speech at the general meeting of the fifth summit of the European political community in Budapest, the capital of Hungary: “There is no reasonable explanation for why the membership of a country like Turkey It has a significant contribution to the well-being and security of the continent. It has been blocked for years and does not exist in the European Union.

The President of Turkey claimed: Turkey’s full participation in the European Union’s defense efforts is necessary for the peace and security of the European continent!

Receb Tayyip Erdoğan, following his speech, stated: It is the duty of all of us to fight terrorism with cooperation and solidarity, without distinguishing between terrorist groups.

Erdogan, while criticizing the prolongation of the war in Ukraine, stated: The negative consequences of the war in Ukraine are getting deeper day by day. The prolongation of this war leaves less and less room for diplomacy. In the past weeks, I met with “Putin” and before that I consulted with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. I conveyed my message about the need to open space for diplomacy.