EU Council, Commission heads congratulate Turkey's Erdogan on election win

Von der Leyen also tweeted her congratulations. "I look forward to continue building the EU-Türkiye relationship. It is of strategic importance for both the EU and Türkiye to work on advancing this relationship, for the benefit of our people," she said in a tweet.


Reuters | Updated: 29-05-2023 01:42 IST | Created: 29-05-2023 01:42 IST
EU Council, Commission heads congratulate Turkey's Erdogan on election win

EU Council President Charles Michel and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on winning an election runoff on Sunday.

"Congratulations @RTErdogan for your reelection as President of Türkiye. I look forward to working with you again to deepen EU-TR relations in the years to come," Michel said in a tweet. Von der Leyen also tweeted her congratulations.

"I look forward to continue building the EU-Türkiye relationship. It is of strategic importance for both the EU and Türkiye to work on advancing this relationship, for the benefit of our people," she said in a tweet.

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