EU to help Turkey to fulfill 5 conditions for visa-free regime

Ankara must fulfill five conditions before the European Union can introduce a visa-free regime for Turkish citizens.

Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said this following Turkey-EU ministerial meeting.

"We are ready to support Turkey in fulfilling these five conditions," he said.

The meeting was also attended by the head of EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Turkish EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik.