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FM Çavuşoğlu: Turkey expects concrete steps from EU summit

Speaking in a televised interview with state-run news agency on Wednesday, Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu said in his comments: "Turkey expects concrete steps to be taken at a European Union summit on Oct. 1-2 regarding issues including the updating of a 2016 migrant deal and customs union with the bloc, as well as visa liberalisation."

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Published September 30,2020
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Turkey expects concrete steps to be taken at a European Union summit on Oct. 1-2 regarding issues including the updating of a 2016 migrant deal and customs union with the bloc, as well as visa liberalisation, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday.

He was speaking in a televised interview with state-run Anadolu news agency. Tensions have flared between Turkey and EU member Greece over maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean the summit aims to calm the dispute.