Turkey to speed up negotiation process on its accession to EU — Erdogan
The Turkish leader noted that he sent his official representative, chief adviser Arif Cagatay Kilic to Brussels to hold talks on European integration | Turkey intends to expedite negotiations on its accession to the European Union as a full member, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced to reporters of the presidential corps upon his return from Vilnius, where he took part in the NATO summit. 💬 "There is a positive atmosphere in the European Union regarding the revival of our European integration process. We will speed up negotiations on renewing relations as part of the customs union, which will positively affect the Turkish economy. I hope to bridge the distance on the visa-free regime issue," he said. "We have sent our adviser, Mr. Cagatay, to Brussels, where the related talks will take place tomorrow. They will discuss both a customs union and a visa-free regime. I hope the talks will benefit Turkey. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also told us several positive things in this regard."
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