International system without Turkey and the U.K.- Turkish minister warns EU over post-Brexit UK role

The EU will be worse off for lacking the strategic role of the U.K. following Brexit, Turkey’s EU Minister Ömer Çelik stated on May 12.


Çelik made the remarks in the British city of Reading at a panel focusing on post-Brexit Turkey-U.K. and EU-U.K. relations with Alan Duncan, Britain’s minister for Europe and the Americas, at the 7th Tatlı Dil Forum, a mechanism to improve cooperation between Turkey and the U.K.

Çelik said the EU will be devoid of British partnership in strategy following Brexit, but Turkey and the U.K., as two big democracies of Europe, will continue cooperation after Brexit, according to officials from the ministry.

Çelik reportedly underlined that it will not be possible for the EU to adapt to the changing international system without Turkey and the U.K.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
 13/5/18