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Senior Turkish, EU officials discuss migration, regional issues

by Anadolu Agency

ANKARA Sep 08, 2021 - 10:36 am GMT+3
Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın (L) and the European Union's Neighborhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi meet in the capital Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 7, 2021. (AA Photo)
Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın (L) and the European Union's Neighborhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi meet in the capital Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 7, 2021. (AA Photo)
by Anadolu Agency Sep 08, 2021 10:36 am
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Senior Turkish officials and the European Union's neighborhood and enlargement commissioner on Tuesday met to discuss migration and regional issues.

Oliver Varhelyi and Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın met in the capital Ankara, according to a statement from the Turkish Presidency.

During the meeting, the two officials discussed Turkey's EU membership process, updating the 2016 deal on migration, cooperation on migration, humanitarian aid, modernizing the customs union, visa liberalization, Cyprus and Afghanistan.

The strategic importance of Turkish-EU relations was also highlighted at the meeting, and it was emphasized that a positive agenda should be maintained, according to the statement.

Turkey's expectations that concrete steps be taken toward visa liberalization, modernizing the 1995 EU-Turkey Customs Union and updating the migration agreement were also expressed during the meeting, it added.

During the meeting, Turkish officials stressed that the operation of the High-Level Dialogue mechanism between Turkey and the EU would contribute to a positive agenda, underlining that the EU should act with a sense of joint responsibility and reduce Turkey's migration burden.

On the issue of Cyprus, Turkish officials stressed that a two-state solution for the long-divided island is the fairest solution and that the EU adopting a fair, rational and impartial stance on the issue would contribute to a solution.

On Afghanistan, Turkey and the EU agreed that they should continue their close cooperation and diplomatic initiatives to ensure peace and stability in the country and prevent a new wave of migration.

The migration deal was signed on March 18, 2016, as the Syrian civil war continued to uproot millions who then began their "journey of hope" to reach the EU.

The agreement contained six key points: the reinvigoration of Ankara's EU ascension process, modernization of their customs union, the revival of high-level dialogue, visa liberalization for Turkish nationals, cooperation in managing migration flows and steps in counterterrorism.

Turkey has long complained that while it upheld its end of the deal, the EU did not keep its pledges, including on visa liberalization.

Sharing a photo with Kalın on Twitter, Varhelyi said: "Pleased to have had a good and comprehensive discussion on EU-Turkey relations as well as regional developments with @ikalin1 today in Ankara."

Earlier today, Varhelyi also met with Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu and discussed a possible migration wave from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country.

"Constructive exchange of views with Minister of Interior @suleymansoylu on bilateral relations, migration, and regional issues," he wrote on Twitter.

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