Turkey has no prospects of joining the European Union, Minister of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune, noted.

According to him, this does not mean that there is no need to have partnerships and conduct discussions, however, to believe that the EU should expand more and more is a mistake, TASS reported.

Turkey signed an association agreement with the EU in 1963 and in 1987 applied for membership in the union. However, accession negotiations began only in 2005 and were repeatedly suspended due to disagreements.