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PM: EU must make choice between Turkey and terrorists

27 November 2016 [17:26] - TODAY.AZ
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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m criticized the position of the European Parliament which adopted a biased resolution calling for the suspension of negotiations on Turkey’s EU membership, Turkish Anadolu agency reported.

Y?ld?r?m made remarks at the recent health exhibition in Istanbul.

"The European Parliament’s resolution is of no importance for Ankara,” he added. “We take into account only the Turkish people’s position. We are not interested in all other decisions."

He added that the EU must first choose whether it wants to cooperate with Turkey or terrorist organizations.

"Turkish people are waiting for an answer," Y?ld?r?m said.

The European Parliament’s resolution was adopted by 479 votes "for" and 37 "against", 107 MPs abstained from voting.

According to the resolution, the European Parliament is concerned about the measures taken in Turkey as part of the emergency situation in the country.

According to the document, if the death penalty is restored in Turkey, Turkey's EU membership will be fully suspended.

Moreover, according to the resolution, Turkey has not fulfilled seven of 72 conditions for visa-free travel within the EU.

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