Turkish has met all criteria for visa liberalisation - EU minister


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 May 2016

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey believes it has met all 72 criteria set by the European Union for a deal granting Turks visa-free travel in the bloc and the European Commission has largely confirmed this, Turkey's EU Minister, Volkan Bozkir, said on Wednesday.

He was speaking at a news conference after the bloc's executive recommended EU governments ease visa requirements for Turkish travellers in an effort to keep a vital migration accord on track.

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