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April 06, 2021 "I am deeply concerned that Turkey has withdrawn from the Istanbul Convention" on combating gender-based violence because "it is about protecting women and children from violence and this is clearly the wrong signal right now" .



Thus the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, after the meeting in Ankara with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.



During today's meeting, the president added, "we clearly emphasized that respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law are fundamental for the European Union".

This aspect "must be an integral part of our relationship".



Turkey - was von der Leyen's appeal - "must respect the international rules and standards on human rights to which, among other things, the country is committed as a founding member of the Council of Europe".



"The European Union - added the president - will never hesitate to report further negative developments" and this also applies "to unilateral actions against EU member states such as Greece or Cyprus".



"We want to move forward towards better relationships", he concluded, "but we are at the beginning of this road and the weeks and months to come will show how far we can move forward together".



"For us human rights are not negotiable, they have absolute priority in our relations".

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said at the end of her meeting in Ankara with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.



"The first meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was good. Turkey has shown interest in engaging again with the EU in a constructive way. We are ready to work on a new momentum in our relationship in view of the European summit in June".

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, wrote in a tweet at the end of the meeting.



'' We discussed possible enhanced cooperation, stronger economic ties, a modernized customs union and better cooperation in migration management, '' the president of the European Commission added in a second tweet, noting that to achieve these objectives "Turkey must respect the international rules and standards on human rights to which it is committed".



Together with the President of the European Council Charles Michel '' in the talks we clearly underlined that respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law are fundamental for the EU.

This must be an integral part of our relationship. "