For EU is “important” and expects that the upcoming elections in Turkey will be “transparent and without exclusions» emphasized its representative European Commission, Peter Stanoasked about it during the regular briefing of correspondents in Brussels.

Also, Mr. Stano noted that “Turkey is an important partner for the EU in many respects and we are following the upcoming elections very closely”, while underlining the need for the process to be conducted based on democratic standards and for all parties to respect rule of law and the will of the citizens of Turkey. At the same time, the Commission’s Representative stated that “it is also important to have a guarantee for the pluralism of the media and an assurance for fair treatment of all political parties”.

Regarding Ankara’s stance on the sanctions against Russia, Peter Stano replied that Turkey, like every other country in the world, is among the important partners of the EU with which there are regular contacts with the aim of preventing their circumvention. “This is our constant appeal to all partners,” the representative finally emphasized.