Yenel: “If the Cyprus negotiations result as we want, many chapters might be opened”

Stating that the 17^th chapter, which includes economic and financial policies, will be opened on Monday 14 December, Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the EU, Selim Yenel said: “If the Cyprus negotiations result as we want, many chapters might be opened.”

In his statement to the AA, Yenel reminded that Turkey-EU relations have been stable for a long time and he added: “Unfortunately the relations were not going at the speed we want, accession negotiations were nearly at a standstill. However; because of this immigration crisis, Turkey-EU relations also gained a new impetus and in this contextthe Turkey-EU summit was held.  It was the first time in history. There were a number of decisions taken, and in this context we can say that our relations are normalized. Also there are some other chapters which the Greek Cypriot Administration unilaterally closed for political reasons. Our expectation is to have a solution in the coming months in Cyprus.”  Yenel added that they should not lose any time until a solution is reached and therefore the Commission will make the necessary preparations.