Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu: “The acceptance of the decisions regarding our country and our foreign policy by the Greek Cypriot Administration does not have any face value”
8 December, 2022“3 States One Nation Press Conference” held
20 December, 2022The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council conclusions regarding Türkiye’s trade relations with Russia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Cyprus issue.
In the written statement issued by the Ministry, it was noted that such conclusions sacrificing EU’s common interests for the benefit of certain Member States neither contribute to Türkiye-EU relations nor promote a constructive agenda.
EU General Affairs Council conclusions reveal, in its Türkiye related paragraphs, once again the narrow-minded and biased approach of the European Union against Türkiye.
It was emphasized that this approach of the EU proves again that the Union is far from evaluating accurately the change in the international system.
“We totally reject EU’s baseless allegations against Türkiye regarding democracy, rule of law and human rights”.
It was also stated that with regard to Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus issues, Türkiye does not accept the EU’s unfortunate statements that are no more than the voicing of the Greek Cypriot-Greek duo.