Resumption of Turkey's membership talks is not on the European Union’s (EU) agenda yet, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said ahead of her visit to Ankara, Politico reports.

"My visit to Ankara ... is about rebuilding trust and exploring how we can make our economic relationship work better for both sides," she told Politico.

The Enlargement Commissioner added that the EU needs to rethink its relations with Turkey, but no resumption of EU membership talks is planned.

According to Kos, the main goal of the visit is "preparing a strong partnership with Türkiye."

In her opinion, "Peace in Ukraine will change the realities in Europe, especially in the Black Sea region," and, therefore, Ankara "will be a very important partner" for Brussels.

Also, on Friday, the Commission will unveil a study on "advancing a cross-regional connectivity agenda" with Turkey, Central Europe and the South Caucasus.  It maps out how investment is needed to strengthen transport, trade, energy and digital connections along the Trans-Caspian Corridor, which links China, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Black Sea.

In an interview with Politico, Turkey's ambassador to the EU, Yaprak Balkan, expressed hope that relations between the country and the EU “can become stronger is by building on mutual interests.”

Also, she stressed that Turkey’s membership in the EU remains the “guiding light” of those relations.

On the other hand, Greece and Cyprus are staunchly opposed to warming relations without a goodwill gesture first from Ankara. Cyprus wants Ankara to allow its ships into Turkish ports, according to an EU official.