ANKARA

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of 18 March statement with the EU, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Turkey is a key country in Europe's future as it was in the past.

"Our renewed close cooperation with the #EU will continue to bring peace, prosperity and stability to the entire continent," the ministry said on Twitter by sharing an infographic on EU-Turkey 18 March statement.

In the infographic, the ministry said that the statement is an example of a positive result when the EU and Turkey cooperate on common goals.

"[The statement] is also a suitable tool for developing Turkey-EU relations with a membership perspective," it added.

"Strengthening Turkey's EU accession process", "starting the negotiations on Customs Union modernization", "Visa Liberation for Turkish citizens", "Holding High-Level Dialogue Meetings," and "Turkey-EU Summits", "counter-terrorism operation", "cooperation on migration" are elements of the statement.

#Turkey is a key country in Europe’s future as it used to be in the past. Our renewed close cooperation with the #EU will continue to bring peace, prosperity and stability to the entire continent. 🇹🇷🤝🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/9IC5yqTGRX

— Turkish MFA (@MFATurkey) March 18, 2021