In an interview with Turkish daily Turgiye, Turkish Foreign Minister Farouk Kaimakci accused Greece and Cyprus of trying to stand in the way of Turkey's participation in the EU's defence and security mechanisms even though Turkey, he claimed, is a key country for security, energy, transport and migration in Europe.
He argued that "if Turkey were a member of the EU or if the EU and NATO were not so divided on enlargement, security and defence, perhaps Russia would not be in a position to launch the attack on Ukraine."
"Currently, there is no 100% consensus in NATO-EU relations. The reason for this is the Cyprus problem. The Greek Cypriot administration in southern Cyprus and Greece are preventing Turkey from participating in the EU's defence and security mechanisms. Of course, in turn, Turkey is also preventing the Greek Cypriot administration from joining NATO," he argued.
Source: CNA
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