German Chancellor Angela Merkel, top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU), waves following her rally ahead of the upcoming federal election, in Koblenz, Germany, August 16, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's EU minister said on Thursday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments about halting the expansion of a customs union between Ankara and the European Union harmed the credibility of the bloc.
Merkel said on Wednesday there would be no expansion of the customs union and "no kind of deepening at all" in ties between Turkey and the European Union after a series of disputes linked to Turkey's crackdown following last year's failed coup attempt.
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