Turkey is not worthy of European Union membership.

The federal secretary of the Lega Nord (North League) party of Italy, Matteo Salvini, who is also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), stated the abovementioned, Ansa reported. 

“Turkey is not worthy of becoming a member of the European Union, and not recalling [its] ambassador [from the Vatican].

“Now I write a letter to [Italian PM] Matteo Renzi and the presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament asking to close Turkey’s European accession negotiations.  

“Thanks to Pope Francis, who had the courage to tell the truth about the Armenian Genocide,” Salvini noted.