Addressing Turkey's long-stalled bid to join the EU, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the European Union of failing to keep their side of the bargain.
The EU had "made us wait at its door for 54 years," Erdogan told CNN.
"This from a political relationship point of view, is not tolerable. We have tried hard to accept all the requirements of the EU... the EU has not kept its promises... the European Union must keep its promises," he said.
"If they do keep their promises we can sit down. We can see which steps are to be taken," Erdogan noted.
The Ankara Agreement (Association Agreement) between Turkey and the European Economic Community was signed on September 12, 1963 and came into force on December 1, 1964. Turkey has began talks to join the EU in 2005.
