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Turkey could suspend EU migrant deal if no progress on visas : Foreign Minister

Ersin Çelik
10:1614/04/2017, Friday
U: 14/04/2017, Friday
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Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Turkey could re-evaluate or suspend all agreements under the migrant deal with the European Union if the bloc does not give a positive response on visa-free travel for Turks, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Friday.

In an interview with broadcaster A Haber, Çavuşoğlu said the migrant deal and visa liberalisation were a package, and added it was Turkey's right to re-evaluate or suspend these if one element was not fulfilled.

Çavuşoğlu also said Turkey currently had no issues with Russia and would strengthen cooperation on a ceasefire and political solution in Syria, after a chemical attack carried out by regime forces killed some 100 civilians in opposition-held Idlib province, prompting the United States to launch a missile strike on a Syrian air base.

#Turkey
#Foreign Minister
#Europe
#Visa-Free Travel
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