They should realize the importance of Turkey joining the Union ... Ihsanoglu talks about points of disagreement with Europe and Washington

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on the European Union to realize the value that Turkey will add by joining it, and he also spoke about the prospects for the relationship and points of disagreement between Ankara and Washington.

In a speech in the Turkish Parliament today, Tuesday, Çavuşolu said that the contentious issues with Greece, Cyprus and some member states of the Union have moved to the center of the Union and affected the Turkish-European relations.

Ihsanoglu said that Greece, Cyprus and some European countries are transferring bilateral issues of dispute with Turkey to the center of the European Union, and they wear the mask of solidarity out of the motive of membership in the Union, and they misuse them at our expense.

He stressed that "if the European Union succeeds in retreating from this mistake, all Europe will be the winner from our cooperation, and if they do not succeed, all of Europe will be lost," hoping that his country's next talks with the European Union will be positive according to this perspective.

He stressed that Turkey is not alone in this proposition, and that many European countries support the Turkish viewpoint, and are aware of the importance of dialogue with Turkey for the sake of European stability.

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relations On relations with the United States of America, Davutoglu stressed that Ankara will make efforts in order to push relations between the two countries on a positive path that meets their strategic interests.

He pointed out that Turkey is in full consultation and coordination with its NATO ally, the United States, despite the existence of controversial issues between them on issues of regional security, especially in Libya in addition to Syria.

Ihsanoglu went on to talk about the issues that cast a shadow over the relations between Ankara and Washington, chief among them the failure of Washington to take steps against the Gulen organization, which he described as a terrorist organization, and the failure to end its partnership with the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), and its failure to abandon the language of threat and sanctions and harm relations. Bilateral defense through the introduction of the CAATSA (Combating America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) and Turkey's participation in the F-35 program after it acquired the S-400 system.

Cavusoglu stressed the importance of opening a new page in Turkish-American relations in the coming stage, in terms of economy, politics and security cooperation.