EU Council President Donald Tusk has said while no
progress was made at the talks, he hopes compromises will be possible in
the future. The head of the EU Commission said he'd like Turkey to be a
strategic partner.
European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday said the latest
summit between European Union representatives and Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan achieved no concrete solutions or compromises on
points of concern.
"If you ask whether we reached any concrete solutions or compromises, the answer is no," said Tusk, following a summit with EU and Turkish representatives in the Bulgarian costal town of Varna.
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"But I still hope that will be possible in the future ... Only progress on these issues will allow us to improve the EU-Turkey relations, including the accession process."
President Erdogan was a little more optimistic. "We hope that we have left behind the difficult period in relations between Turkey and the European Union," he said, adding that the two parties had discussed the steps needed to improve EU-Turkey ties.
"If you ask whether we reached any concrete solutions or compromises, the answer is no," said Tusk, following a summit with EU and Turkish representatives in the Bulgarian costal town of Varna.
Read more: The EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A review
"But I still hope that will be possible in the future ... Only progress on these issues will allow us to improve the EU-Turkey relations, including the accession process."
President Erdogan was a little more optimistic. "We hope that we have left behind the difficult period in relations between Turkey and the European Union," he said, adding that the two parties had discussed the steps needed to improve EU-Turkey ties.
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