Rome - Sana
The head of the "Brotherhood of Italy" bloc in the House Foreign Affairs Committee called on Andrea Delmastro to cancel Turkey's candidacy as a member state of the European Union once and for all.
"Italy must demand that Turkey's membership application be rejected," AKI quoted Delmastro as saying. "Our party wants our country to be at the forefront of the next European Council meeting scheduled for October 17 and 18 in order to cancel this candidacy once and for all." ”.
"The EU has turned a dwarf into a sultan who does not respect civil rights, political rights and religious freedom. The Sultan invaded Cyprus in silence from Europe and our government," he said.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime has pursued repressive policies against its opponents and opponents, citing the coup attempt in mid-July 2016 and carried out a campaign of arrests and dismissals of tens of thousands of people in all civil and military institutions in addition to the suppression of press freedom and the closure of many newspapers, media and websites To impose a state of emergency in the country.