(MENAFN- AzerNews) By trend
The European Union decision not to consult with Türkiye on a new
mission to provide military assistance to Ukraine is another
example of its strategic blindness, the Turkish top diplomat has
said, vowing Ankara will continue its efforts for ending the crisis
in Ukraine, trend reports citing hurriyet daily news .
“We are happy to see the cooperation between the EU and NATO.
The EU has launched a new security assistance mission and it did
not consult with Türkiye. To be honest, it is not important for us
to be a part of this but I wanted to raise this as an example on
how the EU lost its strategic vision because of some member states'
unilateral interests,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu said at a
panel at Aspen Institute in Bucharest on Nov. 29.
Cavushoglu is in Romania to attend the NATO foreign ministerial
meeting with the participation of allied countries as well as
Sweden and Finland, two Nordic states which want to join NATO. He
was scheduled to hold a three-way meeting with Swedish and Finnish
counterparts and bilateral meetings with British and German foreign
ministers.
Cavushoglu referred to the EU's Military Assistance Mission that
coordinates the union's support to Ukraine in its ongoing
defense.
“I say we don't need to be a part of this mission because
everyone knows how we support Ukraine. We will definitely continue
to move as security and stability provider in the regions suffering
from heavy clashes,” Cavushoglu said.
“Türkiye's success will be the success of Europe. Failure is not
an option for us.”
The Turkish minister underlined the mediation role Türkiye has
been playing since the conflict in Ukraine.“We strongly support
Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, including Crimea,
and continue our assistance to Ukraine. At the same time, we are
taking steps to draw clashes and conflict under control. It was not
easy to prolong the Istanbul Grain Deal and to implement it,” he
said.
Minister Cavushoglu also called on the allied countries to stand
with Türkiye on its fight against terror.“Article 5 of the NATO
Peace Treaty has been activated only once after 9/11. The allies
should stand with Türkiye which has been the most targeted by
terrorism.”
The food and energy crises stemming from the war in Ukraine have
exposed the weaknesses of Europe and all the allies should
rediscover the fundamentals of the European security architecture
after the war, the minister stated.
“We need a collective response against threats regardless of
where they come from. Plus, we should not be selective about
threats. Terrorism constitutes one of two main threats outlined by
the strategic concept during the Madrid Summit of NATO,” he
noted.
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