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Turkey's ties with EU to be based on common interest: deputy PM

Xinhua, April 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

Relations between Turkey and the EU will be based on "common interest" in the post-referendum period, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said Monday.

Speaking to the reporters one day after Turkey's crucial constitutional referendum, Simsek said areas of common interest would be focused on in the post-referendum process, Daily News reported.

"Some of the 'noise' in Turkish-EU relations will calm down after elections in EU are completed," he said.

Simsek also noted that there are no plans to hold early polls in Turkey before the 2019 elections.

He said that after the referendum the uncertainties have eased, adding that the economic growth would likely speed up in the medium-term.

Tensions have been escalated between Turkey and Europe, especially Germany and the Netherlands, after Turkish ministers were banned from holding rallies as part of the referendum campaign. Endit