ArmInfo. Turkey and France will continue to maintain friendly and allied relations. This is stated in an article by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the L'Opinion newspaper, published on the eve of the visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister to Paris. "Turkey and France are two friendly and allied countries. And they will remain so. We must ensure that no misunderstanding will disturb these friendly relations to which we are sincerely attached," Cavusoglu wrote.
According to the head of the department, relations between Turkey and France have gone through a period of tension, uncharacteristic for the two allied countries. However, he is convinced that a look at the regional problems that Ankara and Paris have recently opposed to each other allows the parties "to see the growing number of coincidences of opinions and common interests."
The Turkish Foreign Minister expressed confidence that Ankara and Paris "can jointly support a lasting peace in the South Caucasus, which will bring prosperity to Azerbaijan and Armenia." "The use and distortion of history for political purposes has never resolved differences and did not promote justice. Caucasus ", - reads the article, which cites Anadolu.
"The use and distortion of history for political purposes has never resolved discrepancies and has not led to justice. If it was possible to prevent the transformation of the Turkish-French relations into hostages of the unfounded claims of the Armenian "extremists", then Turkey and France, by their joint efforts, could make a greater contribution to the stability of the South Caucasus, "reads the article, quoted by Anadolu.", The Foreign Minister also stressed that in the fight against terrorism, France can firmly count on Turkey, which is its second largest ally in the North Atlantic Alliance.
Referring to Ankara's relations with the European Union, the Foreign Minister expressed the hope that France will again be able to become a driving force for rapprochement between the European Union and Turkey, contributing to processes that will benefit both the EU and the bilateral relations between Ankara and Paris. "Regardless of the EU accession process, to which it remains fully committed, Turkey is a European country and will continue to contribute to the development and respect of the European values that it shares with France," the Turkish Foreign Minister said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay a visit to France on June 6-7. According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Cavusoglu will visit Paris at the invitation of his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. The parties will discuss relations between Turkey and France, Turkey and the EU. An exchange of views will take place on topical issues of the regional and international agenda.