The British Prime Minister stated that the European Political Community proposed by Macron should include the Maghreb countries, Turkey and Israel.
Boris Johnson confirmed the British interest in the plan put forward by the President of France, Emanuel Macron for the establishment of a European Political Community, which in his opinion should draw inspiration from the Roman Empire and include the Maghreb countries, Turkey and Israel.
Boris Johnson had a four-day meeting with Emanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Bavaria after the end of which the French presidency announced that the British Prime Minister had expressed “great enthusiasm” about the initiative.
“It’s worth looking at,” Boris Johnson told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, adding that it should be about “building relationships” rather than building “new institutions” at the moment. that the United Kingdom left the European Union in 2020.
He even confirmed, as announced by the French Presidency, that he claims the “paternity” of the idea, which he had thought of when he was Minister of Foreign Affairs (2016-2018).
“I believe that Turkey should participate, the Maghreb as well, I believe that we should roughly re-establish the Mare Nostrum of the Roman Empire,” he said.
And he insisted on the “critical” participation of Turkey, while he also referred to Ukraine and Israel. “The North African coast is also a very important area in the European debate in the broadest sense.”
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