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Hungary concerned over French-Turkish conflict
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Hungary, similarly to other European Union member states, is concerned over the increasing tension between France and Turkey, two NATO allies, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Hungary hopes that the two countries will return as soon as possible to cooperation as allies on the basis of mutual respect through a bona fide, civilised dialogue, the ministry said on its website.
A conflict developed between Paris and Ankara over measures enacted by French President Emmanuel Macron to fight radical Islam in response to the murder of a French teacher who showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class.
EU calls on Turkey to take positive actions to deescalate tension
The European Union (EU) is still willing to offer a period until December for Turkey to take positive actions to deescalate the recent tension in between, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Monday.
According to media reports, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made verbal shots towards his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, after the latter condemned the killing of a French history teacher as an “Islamic terrorist attack.”
At a daily briefing, the commission’s foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano said that the position of the 27 EU member states made clear in the leaders’ summit early October has set out the positive lines for Turkey to follow, and the heads of state and government will reconvene to assess the development in December as planned.
“However, if we keep getting provocations against the European Union or a member state of the European Union, then we’re going to have to think again about what we can do about such action or any statements,” he added.
Stano underscored the background that Turkey is in the middle of a process of joining the EU as a member.
“We clearly expect a change in action and declarations from the Turkish side,” Stano said.