The Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, is in Ankara to exchange on EU-Türkiye cooperation and issues of shared interests for the wider Mediterranean region. Türkiye is a key partner for the European Union – geographically, strategically, politically, and economically. Commissioner Šuica will meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, and Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi.
The Commissioner will address key issues of common interest like migration and security, and potential triangular cooperation under the Pact for the Mediterranean in areas such as energy, connectivity and investment. Through triangular cooperation, the Pact has also the potential to expand its scope beyond the southern Mediterranean, building on synergies with other EU initiatives. Participation of other partners in the region can also be explored, such as with Türkiye or the Gulf countries.
More broadly on the situation in the region, the Commissioner seeks to discuss ongoing support, recovery and reconstruction of Gaza as well as the peaceful and genuinely inclusive transition and socio-economic recovery of Syria.
Commissioner Šuica will give a statement to the press, which will be available at 17:30 CEST on EBS.
