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EU Commission Head Speaks Out Against Suspending Accession Talks With Turkey

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The European Commission's head verbally opposed the European Parliament's non-binding resolution on suspending talks with Ankara on Turkey's accession to the... 11.12.2016, Sputnik International

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EU Commission Head Speaks Out Against Suspending Accession Talks With Turkey

06:25 GMT 11.12.2016 (Updated: 12:00 GMT 09.02.2023)

© REUTERS / Francois LenoirA woman adjusts the Turkish flag next to the European Union flag before the arrival of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (unseen) at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels January 15, 2015.

A woman adjusts the Turkish flag next to the European Union flag before the arrival of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (unseen) at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels January 15, 2015. - Sputnik International

The European Commission's head verbally opposed the European Parliament's non-binding resolution on suspending talks with Ankara on Turkey's accession to the European Union.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke out on Sunday against suspending negotiations with Turkey on its accession to the European Union.

“In contrast to the European Parliament, I do not think it is right to freeze the negotiations with Turkey,” Juncker told Welt am Sonntag in an interview.

At the same time, he noted that the European Commission is not working on the opening of new rounds of talks with Turkey at the moment.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, offers his hand to shake hands with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (File) - Sputnik International

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9 December 2016, 14:10 GMT

On November 24, the European Parliament approved an initiative to suspend EU membership talks with Turkey. The initiative was supported by 471 parliamentarians, with 37 votes against and 107 abstentions. However, the vote was non-binding and mostly symbolic, which meant it would not be supported by the European Commission.

Turkey signed an association agreement with the then-European Community in 1963, and submitted a membership application in 1987. Talks about Ankara's membership of the European Union began in 2005. The negotiations on Turkish EU membership have been repeatedly suspended due to the Cyprus dispute and Turkey's record of denying press freedom, among other obstacles.