Brussels to revive ties with Turkey despite 'differences' and stalled EU membership talks
The EU wants to revive its political and economic relationship with Turkey in a bid to boost regional stability, despite a deep rift between Brussels and Ankara's foreign policies and stalled EU membership talks.
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00:20 We might not see eye to eye everywhere, each other,
00:24 but certainly there's more that unites us than what divides us.
00:29 There are still open issues which we need to address together,
00:36 and certainly this includes in a relevant position the Cyprus issue.
00:42 [Music]
01:00 Hamas remains a terrorist organization.
01:04 Turkey has a different approach,
01:07 and at the same time is something which is coherent with the position of the Muslim world.
01:12 [Music]
01:34 It is clear that what we expect from Turkey to do for this happens,
01:41 namely addressing trade irritants,
01:45 to cooperate with us on preventing circumvention of sanctions against Russia,
01:52 and creating a climate conducive to the resumption of Cyprus settlement talks.
01:59 [Music]