Turkey’s relations with Greece were mentioned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking today from the Antalya diplomat forum.

“Our goal is to maintain peace and stability in East Mediterranean and Aegean And we are working to maintain a positive atmosphere with our neighboring Greece“The Turkish president said.

“We closely monitor developments in the Balkans and continue our cooperation with the countries of the area“He said.

Referring to Euro -Atlantic relations, after stressing that ‘NATO, which is the foundation stone of Euro -Atlantic security, is one of the structural elements of Turkish foreign policy and security of Turkey“, Argued that”Today, when the future of NATO and European Security Architecture are in the news, it has once again become clear that no one can imagine European security without Turkey“

According to Erdogan, “Having NATO’s second largest army, Turkey is ready to take responsibility for European security and future, especially with its defense industry, which has made progress jumps in recent years.“

For Turkey’s relations with European Unionreiterated that ‘It is invalid for us the claims and criticism that Turkey is moving away from the European Union. Complete integration into the European Union is still the strategic goal of our country ».

For problems that exist in Euro -Turkish relations He denied responsibility on the European side saying: ‘However, sometimes because of fears, sometimes due to prejudice and sometimes due to factors that have captured the Union from the inside, the European Union does not demonstrate the necessary will to promote our integration process. To put it more properly, some European countries today do not have, unfortunately, the vision, the courage and the strategic perception that gave life to the European Union three quarters of the century ago“

Finally, it asked the EU to take specific steps, accepting Turkey within its bays, in order to meet the modern challenges, as it implied. Specifically stated the Turkish President: “We say that if the European Union wants to overcome today’s trials and be duly represented in the restructured global system, it should act accordingly, get rid of its weights, and Turkey should take its place in the Union as a full member as soon as possible. We are ready and determined to promote our integration process. We expect from the European Union to take specific steps“