Turkey discusses EU accession process in Brussels

By Ilker Girit

ISTANBUL (AA) - Representatives of Turkish public institutions on Tuesday discussed latest developments with the EU officials in Brussels.

Meeting at the EU-Turkey Association Committee, Turkish government officials addressed latest developments in Turkey’s European accession process, Turkey’s EU ministry said in a statement.

The Committee also discussed economic dialogue, trade, justice, climate change, energy, transportation and pre-accession funds, the statement added.

Officials from EU member states, the EU Council, European Commission and European External Action Service also attended.

"The Committee is the highest bureaucratic organ of the Ankara Agreement, which was signed in 1963 and establishes an association between Turkey and the EU," the ministry added.