Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 27 April 2017.
Alex Salmond
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (International Affairs and Europe)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the implications for his Department's policy on Turkey's bid to become a member of the EU are of the result of the recent Turkish referendum.
Alan Duncan
Minister of State
Turkey continues to be a Candidate Country of the EU. The UK remains of the view that the EU accession process is important to delivering security, stability and prosperity in Turkey. We encourage Turkey to continue to engage constructively with the accession process. As and when candidate countries have met the requirements for accession in full, it will be for those countries and EU members at the time to decide on membership. That point remains some way off.
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No4 people think not
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