Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sends message on 9 May Europe Day:
- Wars, political crises, and economic difficulties felt on a global scale have made it imperative for EU to pursue more inclusive and unifying policies
- Türkiye, as a candidate country to EU, continues to be an essential and indispensable element of this process
- Its evident that European architecture in which Türkiye does not assume the place it rightfully deserves will remain incomplete and vulnerable in managing crises
- EU’s need for Türkiye exceeds Türkiye’s need for the Union, and this need is expected to grow even further in the future
- Türkiye has the will to advance its relations with EU on a win-win basis, based on principle of pacta sunt servanda and its full membership perspective and we expect EU to demonstrate such sincere will as well
- I hope this day may bring peace, prosperity, and solidarity to our shared geography