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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-02-18
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[01] EU Commissioner Avramopoulos meets Turkish PM Yildirim
[01] EU Commissioner Avramopoulos meets Turkish PM Yildirim
European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
Dimitris Avramopoulos had a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Binali
Yildirim on the sidelines of the Munich Conference held on Friday in
the Bavarian capital. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the
Minister for European Affairs Omar Celik also attended the meeting. The
meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere and both sides expressed
their commitment to further strengthening of EU-Turkey relations.
The European Commissioner stressed that the EU-Turkey Declaration has
contributed decisively to the significant decrease of arrivals from
Turkey and stressed that the EU and Turkey should cooperate closely
in the fulfillment of the criteria that have been agreed, whilst
recognizing the pressure on Turkey because of the situation in its
neighborhood. Avramopoulos also noted that the Commission supported
decisively the restoration of the constitutional order in Turkey after
the failed coup last July.
The Turkish Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister thanked the European
Commissioner for the efforts to strengthen the EU-Turkey relations and
noted that their relations have improved compared to previous months. The
Turkish side said it hopes for the support of the European Commissioner
so that progress is achieved and the obstacles are overcome.
Meanwhile, the European Committee will present on March 2 a new progress
report on the implementation of the EU-Turkey Declaration.
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