Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan relaunches Turkey’s candidacy to join the European Union by leveraging the importance that Ankara has assumed for Europe following the war in Ukraine in areas such as diplomacy, security, migrants and access to resources energetic. “It is of common interest to focus on common goals rather than on differences, on the fundamental values that unite us rather than on conflicting interests. The time has come for the European Union to abandon short-term policies imposed by member states and write a new page of history, starting with this war in Ukraine, ”said Erdogan.
The Turkish president then recalled that Turkey remained a candidate to join the EU “patient and determined, despite all obstacles” and asks the EU to act for the full affiliation of Ankara “as part of a plan to increase reliability and credibility in the future “. “The repercussions of the conflict in Ukraine have reached a global level and re-proposed the strategic centrality of Turkey which for the EU is reflected in areas such as security, migrants and access to energy supplies,” added Erdogan.