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Turkish president Erdogan (c) with EU council and commission presidents Tusk (l) and Juncker. "We need to keep channels of communication open." (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU willing to keep contact with Turkey

The EU has condemned the latest raft of arrests in Turkey, but is not yet considering changing its relationship with the country.

"The European Union is gravely concerned about the detention last night of several HDP members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on charges alleging support of terrorist activities," the EU chief diplomat Federica Mogherini and neighbourhood commissioner Johannes Hahn said in a statement.

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Turkish president Erdogan (c) with EU council and commission presidents Tusk (l) and Juncker. "We need to keep channels of communication open." (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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