EU cannot afford to lose Turkey: Deputy PM Kurtulmus

The European Union cannot afford to lose Turkey, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said in London on Sunday.


In a speech made at the Turkish embassy to mark the end of his three-day visit to the U.K., Kurtulmus said: “Losing Turkey is not an option the EU can afford.”

About the state of relations between Turkey and EU, he said: “Unfortunately, we had to tell our counterparts here about how the EU’s failure to take necessary steps towards visa liberalization as agreed in the deal created a sense of betrayal on the Turkish side.”
 [aa.com.tr]
27/11/16
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