Turkey set for high-level EU meeting

By Zuhal Demirci

ANKARA

Turkish and EU figures are set for a high-level meeting next week to work on Ankara’s long-running bid to join the bloc, Turkey’s foreign ministry announced on Friday.

Next Tuesday will see talks in Brussels between Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and EU Minister Omer Celik plus EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn, EU Enlargement Commissioner.

The state of Turkey’s accession talks as well as economy, trade, counterterrorism, migration and visa liberalization will all be on the agenda, the ministry added.

"Turkey, as a candidate country and a strategic partner, will convey its expectations on these issues to the EU side," it read.

Reporting by Zuhal Demirci; Writing by Ayse Humeyra Atilgan