Turkish President Erdogan meets European Council head in India

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday met with European Council President Charles Michel in India.


The closed door-meeting between Erdogan and Michel came on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in the capital New Delhi.


"During the meeting, Türkiye-EU relations, steps to be taken for Türkiye’s full accession to the EU, regional and global issues were discussed," Türkiye's Communications Directorate said on X.


Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and Communications Director Fahrettin Altun were also present at the meeting.


Türkiye applied for EU membership in 1987 and has been a candidate country since 1999.

Negotiations for full membership started in October 2005 but have stalled in recent years due to political hurdles erected by some countries.