Federica Mogherini conveys urgent meeting of EU member states’ foreign ministers

  16 July 2016    Read: 789
Federica Mogherini conveys urgent meeting of EU member states’ foreign ministers
Federica Mogherini, vice-president of the European Commission, conveyed an urgent meeting of EU member states’ foreign ministers and representatives, who are currently at a summit in Mongolia, to assess the situation in Turkey.
According to a statement, they expressed support to the democratic institutions of Turkey and condemned the use of violence against them.

It said: “They agreed that any escalation of violence involving civilians has to be avoided.

“The ministers will meet again in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council, and will discuss again the situation in Turkey at that occasion.”

Mogherini spoke with Turkish Foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and has been in contact with other foreign ministers and with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg.

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