European Union: Turkey visa restriction lifted if Cyprus obligations met

Visa restrictions on Turkey are only going to be lifted if the 72 preconditions including the obligations it has to Cyprus are met, the European Commission said on Tuesday. 

Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schoinas announced that they have no intention to allow Turkey to not fulfil the requirements.  

A source of the Commission told CNA that there is no way to lift the visa restrictions unless Turkey meets its obligation to Cyprus.  

The same source said that it was also made clear in an announcement that was made on Monday, about an essay they would publish on the visa-restriction on May 4.  

Another Commission spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said that EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici’s upcoming visit to Turkey has nothing to do with opening chapter 33 of Ankara’s accession to the EU.  

She added that the plan is to open the chapter in June at a meeting of the Dutch Presidency of the EU.  

The Commission also announced that on Wednesday after his return from a visit to Gaziantep, EU Commission Vice president Frans Timmermans will inform the rest of the commissioners on the situation there.  

Source: CNA

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