European foreign ministers will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect the law and human rights in dealing with defeated coup plotters but have limited leverage over their strategic neighbour.
Diplomats said an EU line on Turkey would be agreed after ministers breakfast in Brussels with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. He shares concern over Erdogan’s authoritarian turn and will discuss Turkey’s role as an ally in Syria, in facing off with Russia and as gatekeeper on a migrant route to Europe.
What was to be a routine if busy meeting, to address before the summer break such simmering …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
