Erdogan had fruitful talks with EU leaders: Turkish FM

Erdogan had fruitful talks with EU leaders: Turkish FM

Turkish president was very clear about Ankara's expectations from EU, Mevlut Cavusoglu says

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet

ANKARA (AA) - The recent meetings between EU leaders and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were rather constructive, Turkish foreign minister said Friday.

Mevlut Cavusoglu's comments came at a news conference with Slovakian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak in Bratislava.

President Erdogan's meetings with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, EU Council President Donald Tusk and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani were "very useful and fruitful", Cavusoglu said, referring to Thursday's closed-door meetings in Brussels which focused on Turkey-EU relations.

He said Erdogan was very clear about Turkey's expectations from the EU, adding the EU leaders were "much more positive" this time.

"Turkey has to do its homework but EU shouldn't forget that also EU has a lot of homework," he said. "EU should also review and revise its many failed policies."

As for Turkey-Slovakia relations, the minister said the relations had reached an "excellent" level, and acknowledged Bratislava's support for the Turkish government in the aftermath of last July's coup attempt.

Referring to Lajcak, Cavusoglu said: "You were the first person to call me at that night, on July 15 last year, when we had that heinous failed coup. We will never forget this. You were also the first to visit Turkey from the EU after this attempted coup."

Cavusoglu also praised Slovakia's support for Turkey's EU membership bid.

"We also welcome the constructive criticism coming from you. We know that there is nothing behind it," he said.

According to the Turkish government, Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 2016, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.



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