|
European Commission to Prepare Action Plan on Visa Exemption |
22 June 2012Turkish Foreign Ministry said that after the EU authorized the European Commission to conduct visa exemption talks with Turkey and the readmission agreement was initialled in Brussels today, an action plan on visa exemption would be prepared by the Commission in the following period.
A statement by the ministry said that after the Commission prepared the action plan including steps that should be taken in regard to visa exemption, it would be presented to Turkey.
Turkey called on the commission to prepare the action plan and present to Turkey soon, it said.
The statement said that the readmission agreement would also contribute to Turkey's combating illegal migration.
Turkey will wait for an EU action plan on visa exemption which the Commission will present in a year before penning the readmission agreement which would allow expulsion of Turkish nationals who entered the EU territory illegally without any formality.
Readmission for third-country nationals will be possible following a three-year transition period which would allow for the construction of modern refugee processing centers.
The Commission is expected to present a visa exemption action plan this autumn and the implementation of the action plan is likely to come a minimum two and a half years.
Diplomatic sources say actual visa-free travel for Turks visiting the EU could be possible within 4-6 years and it would require a majority of votes in the EU. Turkey demands simultaneous implementation of visa-exemption and the readmission agreement. |
22 June 2012
Anadolu Agency
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MOST VISITED NEWS (DAILY) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
