MESOP FROM BRUSSEL : EU foreign policy chief calls Turkey’s main opposition leader

ANKARA 12 June 2015 – Hurriyet – The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called the leader of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) in order to exchange views on the results of the June 7 parliamentary election vote. EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy high commissioner Federica Mogherini called CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu late on June 11, the CHP’s press office said in a brief statement.

Kılıçdaroğlu told Mogherini his opinions on the potential government formation processes after the June 7 parliamentary election and about Turkey’s relations with the EU. Earlier, in a joint statement released on June 8 by Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the 28-member bloc welcomed the high turnout in the election, while also expressing readiness to make progress in relations between Brussels and Ankara.“We now look forward to the swift formation of a new parliament and government, and to working together closely. The coming period offers opportunities for further strengthening of the EU-Turkey relationship and to advance in broadening EU-Turkey cooperation in all fields, for the benefit of all our citizens,” said the statement.