Аustrian Chancellor: We Must Immediately Stop Negotiations with Turkey. This Country Has no Place in the EU

On the eve of the EU-Turkey Summit today in Varna, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called for the suspension of any talks on Turkey's accession to the EU. "The accession conditions are not fulfilled and therefore the pre-accession talks must be ended with Turkey," Kurtz told the German edition of Die Welt.

According to him, the "financial parameters of the pre-accession assistance, which was projected at € 4.45 billion for the period 2014-2020, should be reviewed" "Turkey remains a significant strategic partner for the EU, with whom there should be cooperation under the Neighborhood Program," the Austrian Chancellor explained. He also condemned the Turkish operation in Syria, where the Kurds are being sacrificed.