Austrian Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer called for an end to all negotiations regarding Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU). According to him, Ankara’s full membership in the organization is “impossible to imagine”. Nehammer stated this in an interview with the newspaper. Die Welt.
“We support greater rapprochement between Ankara and Brussels, but Turkey’s full membership in the EU is unimaginable. It is important to be honest in your relationships with each other. “This includes formally ending membership negotiations, which have been frozen for years, and developing a new cooperation concept,” Nehammer said.
It also recognized Turkey as an important partner of the European Union. The chancellor believes that Ankara and Brussels should create a partnership option based on “mutual trust and cooperation in economic and political matters.”
Before that, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan statedThe West’s failure to keep its promises for half a century poses an obstacle to the country’s accession to the EU.
September 10 Erdoğan with European Council President Charles Michel discussed The country’s possible membership in the European Union.
Previously Hungary called for the Western Balkans to be admitted to the EU, including Turkey and Russia.