The Turkish Foreign Ministry says in a statement that Europe is prejudiced against the European Council.
The statement said that "it is regrettable that the decisions taken at the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) held in Brussels on 23-24 June 2022 demonstrated a biased, visionless and detached attitude towards our country. This is proof that the EU has not come out of the vicious circle once again in the context of Turkey."
He argues that "it is unacceptable for the EU to try to legitimize maximalist and illegal positions on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean. In the same way, it is a complete disgrace for the EU to remain silent on Greece's claims of 10 miles of airspace, arming islands and pushing back against practices that are contrary to international law."
"These decisions do not contribute to solving the problems, but also harm regional stability," he claims.
He argues that "although Turkey has always maintained its stance in favour of international law and good neighbourly relations, it is an example of complete dishonesty to respond to this approach of our country with a strategy of deliberate tension and escalation."
According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, "the EU should now realize that it should not commit and sacrifice the benefits to be gained from Turkey's accession process and its cooperation with our country to the narrow-minded, illegal and maximalist claims of Greece and the E/C administration", as it calls the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
"The general interests of the EU essentially demand it", he argues.
He adds that "on the other hand, the Summit welcomed the fact that Ukraine and Moldova received candidate status and Georgia was given the prospect of EU membership. However, it is surprising that accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, which are currently candidate countries, have not yet started."
Turkey believes that "the EU should cooperate sincerely with all candidate countries and that accession processes should proceed on merit."
Source: CNA
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