The European Union should sign a new migration deal with Ankara so that Turkey will curb the flow of migrants across its border, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said after talks with Mevlut Cavusoglu, his Turkish counterpart, in Ankara on Tuesday. Cooperation between Turkey and the EU is also crucial for stabilising the situation in Libya, which currently offers a “green corridor” for illegal migrants, Szijjártó said. The future of the EU will largely depend on its relations with Turkey, Szijjártó said, and urged that those ties should be “fair, straightforward, and based on mutual respect”. The Turkish minister highlighted the two countries’ mutual support during the coronavirus outbreak and said that “a friend in need is a friend in deed”, in Hungarian. Szijjártó also had talks with Energy Minister Fatih Donmez, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and Minister of Industry Mustafa Varank.

Source: Libya Today June 30, 2020 14:55 UTC