Angela Merkel's government said now is not the time for the European Union to start discussing any new policy areas with Turkey in its talks to join the bloc, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said.
According to him, Merkel's position on the accession talks has not changed, Reuters reported.
“The EU and Turkey have been negotiating for years without determining the result in advance. Under the current circumstances, the opening of further negotiating chapters is not conceivable,” Seibert said.