Addressing a press conference at the end of the first meeting of European Political Community in Czech Republic, President Erdogan said he held 'intensive, productive' talks with fellow leaders.
Ankara expects the EU to call on Greece for dialogue on a bilateral basis, instead of supporting illegal initiatives, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
"I expect the EU to call on our interlocutors for dialogue on a bilateral basis instead of supporting illegal initiatives masquer adding as unity or solidarity," Erdogan said at a news conference in the Czech Republic on Thursday.
Erdogan is in the capital Prague at the invitation of European Council President
Charles Michel and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to attend the first meeting of the European Political Community.
Many countries at the summit expected a step from Türkiye to develop ties with Greece, Erdogan said, adding that there was "nothing to talk about with Greece now."
"Not only Greece, but no matter which country is attacking us, our answer is always be: 'We may come suddenly one night.' They should know that," he said.
Erdogan said he held "intensive and productive" talks at the summit, where Türkiye conveyed its views, contributions, and assessments on the challenges Europe is currently faced with in terms of peace and security, energy, climate, and economic situation.
Erdogan said he held a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
on the sideline of the ECP summit.
Reiterating Türkiye's intention to have good neighbourly relations, he said Ankara aims to establish full normalisation with Armenia.
Turkish President Erdogan says meeting with Syria's Bashar al Assad is out of question at the moment, but does not rule out a possible meeting in future at a right time.
On the basis of good neighbourly relations in region, we aim to normalise relations with Armenia, Turkish President Erdogan says after meeting with Armenian PM Pashinyan in Prague pic.twitter.com/7dj5GcC7wM
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EU membership
"Our fundamental and primary expectation is that the European Political Community will strengthen our relations with the (European) union and contribute to our membership process," Erdogan said.
"In order to overcome the challenges faced by the EU and the defining role of the union in the international arena, Türkiye has a role which cannot be replaced or substituted."
Erdogan said this reality is started to be accepted and acknowledged by our European interlocutors.
"We doubt that EU is being held hostage by certain interests and ambitions of certain countries."
He said a number of developments both recent and in the past show that
Source: AA
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