Baku, Azerbaijan, March 26
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey is a guarantor of security of the European Union’s borders, said Mahir Unal, spokesman and deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Turkish media reported March 26.
Unal noted that currently Turkey is simultaneously fighting several terrorist organizations.
Despite that Ankara has fulfilled all the requirements of the EU, the European Union has not kept its promise and has not paid three billion euros for the needs of Syrian refugees, he said.
Meanwhile, the EU has not abolished the visa regime for Turkish citizens, Unal added.
An association agreement between the EU and Turkey was signed in 1963. Ankara filed an application for membership in the EU in 1987, but accession negotiations were launched in 2005.
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