Speaking at a budget planning meeting in the Turkish parliament, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that developments in the Eastern Mediterranean were straining relations with the European Union.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Vice President of the EU Commission Joseph Borrell called President Ersin Tatar and congratulated him on his election as President of the TRNC.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a letter to the heads of European Union (EU) organisations and the leaders of member states where he communicated Turkey’s approach towards the Eastern Mediterranean and proposals for the solution of problems.
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar stated that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call to the EU for an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean with the participation of all parties, including Turkish Cypriots, is extremely constructive and underlined that they are ready to participate.
