Turkish State Minister and EU Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis stated that talks on Turkey’s joining the EU are postponed due to political reasons, TRT Russia reported. The Minister noted that Turkey would continue its activities as if discussions on certain issues were held.

Speaking at the Center for European Studies at Ankara University, Bagis said that Turkey most of all needs scientific research, informing and experts during the process of EU joining. The State Minister also criticized position of Greek Cyprus government, stressing that new issues are not raised in the course of talks with Turkey due to political reasons. According to him, it will not prevent the country from implementing all that it needs to do while joining EU.