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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-14
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[01] FM Kotzias: EU-Turkey relations require honesty and consistency
[01] FM Kotzias: EU-Turkey relations require honesty and consistency
BRUSSELS (ANA/S. Aravopoulou) - Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on
Monday relations between the European Union and Turkey require honesty
and consistency without conflicting messages.
Kotzias was speaking at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in
Brussels, where he presented Greece's positions concerning recent
developments in Turkey and relations its relations with the EU.
"The EU must talk in a way that is understood by Turkey and not to send
messages that we do not want to have relations with the country – that
is, must not send false signals," he told his counterparts.
"We must clarify and insist that relations between the EU and Turkey
must be based on international law, international rules and the European
acquis, which includes respect for international treaties and Europe's
borders. This doesn't just concern Turkey, but anybody who raises issues
in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean about regional borders,"
he added.
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