Ankara’s anger was sparked by the conclusions of the EU General Affairs Council. Hellenes “.
“They present a new example of EU abuse of the narrow-minded and selfish interests of some Member States,” it said.
“We call on the EU to abandon its strategic blindness,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The announcement of the Turkish Foreign Ministry
“The conclusions on enlargement adopted by the EU General Affairs Council have shown once again that the EU is approaching enlargement from a framework of solidarity with members rather than adopting a strategic perspective.
The relevant paragraphs of the Conclusions ignore that Turkey is a country negotiating EU membership, also deny, and even misunderstand, the importance of Turkey for both the EU and regional peace, stability and prosperity. These conclusions, which present a new example of EU abuse of narrow-minded and selfish interests of some Member States, not only keep us away from the goal of creating a positive and constructive agenda, but also do not contribute to or serve Turkey-EU relations. Europe ‘s biggest interests. We are surprised to see that the EU is adopting these conclusions not as a Union of Principles and Values, but as a negotiating interest group.
For the Eastern Mediterranean and the Cyprus issue, the conclusions are detached from reality, one-sided and inconsistent, reflecting as always the maximalist attitude of the Greek Cypriot-Greek duo. Ignoring the Turkish Cypriots once again, these conclusions turn a blind eye to the escalating and recently revived unilateral actions of Greece and the Greek Cypriots in the Eastern Mediterranean. As long as it maintains this position, it is not possible for the EU to contribute constructively to the Cyprus issue. On this occasion, we call on the EU, once again, to recognize the reality on the island and to end its policy of ignoring the Turkish Cypriots and their inherent rights.
Turkey is willing to develop its relations with the EU through a concrete and positive agenda based on the accession perspective. However, such imaginative and ideological policies, based on the solidarity of the members, will certainly not serve the interests of Turkey-EU relations. “We call on the EU to abandon its strategy of blindness.”
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