The European Union acts as a representative of the Greek and Greek Cypriot duo, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, which is reacting to the General Affairs Council resolution on Turkey.
In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that "the part of the resolution adopted by the European Union (EU) in the General Affairs Council on our country reveals once again the short-sighted and biased view of the EU towards Turkey. Such resolutions, in which the common interests of the EU are sacrificed in front of the interests of certain Member States, do not contribute to Turkey-EU relations and do not create a constructive agenda."
The Turkish Foreign Ministry says that "unfortunately, with this approach, the EU has proved once again that it cannot read the changes in the international system correctly."
"We fully reject the EU's unjustified allegations against our country regarding democracy, the rule of law and human rights. We also reject the EU's unfortunate statements on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Cyprus problem, which cannot serve any other role than that of a spokesperson for the Greek-Cypriot duo," the statement said.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry also said that "we are surprised to see that the resolution ignores Turkey's diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine and its strong support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, limits Turkey's approach to the issue solely to non-participation in EU sanctions and presents Turkey's principled position of non-participation in unilateral sanctions as a deliberate neutralization of sanctions."
"Turkey's trade and economic relations with Russia are not of such a nature as to render sanctions ineffective and it is clear that continuing our dialogue with Russia is also important to minimise the negative effects of the war, as seen in the examples of the grain deal and the prisoner exchange. It is also appropriate that Turkey's firm position that, although it is not a party to the sanctions, violations of the sanctions will not be tolerated is not taken into account."
In order for Turkey to take such EU decisions seriously, the EU should recognize Turkey as a candidate country conducting accession negotiations and demonstrate the necessary political will," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
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