European Union: We expect that Türkiye’s tension with Greece will be stable
On Wednesday, the European Union called Turkey an important partner and expressed hope for the country's de-escalation with Greece. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, in the midst of the warming of Turkey’s relations with Greece, the European Union on Wednesday described Turkey as a key partner in various fields.
according to the newspaper “Daily Sabah” Oliver Verhli, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Policy in Brussels, told reporters: “Reviving the process of Turkey’s membership in the European Union and pursuing a positive agenda that should be the foundations of It is a necessity to create a new beginning in relations.”
This EU official welcomed the recent improvements in Turkey-Greece relations and said, “I expect I hope that the reduction of tensions in the eastern Mediterranean is sustainable.”
Turkey and Greece, two members of the NATO alliance, have tried to open a new page in their relations in recent months, which It marks a significant reduction in the rhetoric against each other.
Turkey’s president recently said he was considering allowing Greece to operate a nuclear power plant near its coast. The Black Sea will be established.
Erdogan made these statements after returning from his trip to Athens. “We are trying to develop and expand cooperation with Greece not only in the field of energy, but in all fields, including nuclear energy,” Erdogan told reporters. For example, we can provide Greece with the opportunity to use the energy of its nuclear power plant in the province of Sinop.”
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan won another five-year term in May elections, the EU has been willing to re-engage with Turkey, but has not offered Ankara a clear resumption of membership talks.
Turkey has been a candidate for EU membership for more than two decades. The division of the island of Cyprus between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, which is the source of tension between Greece and Turkey, is another obstacle for the European Union.
It has been unsuccessfully continued for 6 decades to solve the Cyprus problem and asked Turkey to participate in this process. After Israel began bombing Gaza, which has killed 18,200 Palestinians, it has encountered another problem. Ankara is one of the supporters of Hamas.
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