Kurz: Turkey cannot become an EU member

Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz commented on the outcome of the referendum in Turkey to say that this country has clearly decided against the EU.

"Although the vote was narrowly in favor of amending the Constitution, this means that Turkey is increasingly moving away from the rule of law and democracy. The outcome of the vote is a clear signal against the EU," Kurz, who also currently chairs the OSCE, said in a statement for the APA agency.

He said he now expected a clear response of the EU, adding that honesty is needed at last in the relationship between the EU and Turkey.

The time of tactics, according to him, has passed - and the minister now hopes for a change among those in the EU who are still in favor of Turkey's accession.

He reiterated his request to suspend EU accession talks with Ankara.

"Turkey cannot become an EU member," said...