"We discussed the issue aiming to have a good coordination with strategy to stop the flow (of foreign fighters) in both ways," Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides, paid a two-day visit to Turkey on Monday.
There are "positive developments" recently in intelligence sharing and coordination with Turkey, she said, noting that the case is not "purely a security element."
As part of the prevention efforts of foreign fighters joining ranks of IS in Syria, Mogherini said they should carry "cultural work together particularly on Muslim communities" and give right messages.
- She also announced that the EU was finalizing a further package of 70 million euros (86 million US dollars) to Turkey, for support to Syrian refugees taking shelter in the country.
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EU, Turkey need greater alignment to face ISIL: EU foreign policy chief ...
ReplyDeleteThe European Union and Turkey have drifted apart on foreign policy and need greater "alignment" to tackle threats including Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the EU's foreign policy chief said on Dec. 8.
Speaking during one of the highest-ranking EU visits to Turkey in years, Federica Mogherini said the EU candidate nation had signed up to less than a third of the bloc's recent foreign policy positions, compared to some 80 percent in the past.
"We need to improve on the alignment on foreign policy and security policy, it's never been so low and this is a problem for the European Union, but it is mainly a problem for Turkey," she told a news conference in the Turkish capital.
The visit by Mogherini, Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Christos Stylianides is aimed at giving new impetus to the relationship, including urging closer cooperation against Islamic State and pressing Ankara not to undermine EU sanctions on Russia.
It comes a week after Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Turkey, during which Moscow announced it was scrapping the South Stream gas pipeline project and named Turkey as its preferred partner for an alternative..........http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eu-turkey-need-greater-alignment-to-face-isil-eu-foreign-policy-chief.aspx?pageID=238&nID=75372&NewsCatID=510
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