Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, right, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speak during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 (Source: Hakan Goktepe/Prime Ministry Press Service, Pool via AP Photo)
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he hoped for a new “jumbo” free trade deal with Turkey after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
“What I hope for is a jumbo free trade deal between the United Kingdom and Turkey,” Johnson told reporters at a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. “We are leaving the EU, but we are not leaving Europe.”
While Ankara is not a member of the European Union, it aspires to join the bloc and has a customs union with it. Johnson also said the Britain and Turkey have very similar positions on Syria, and that he saw grounds for cautious optimism on the Cyprus issue.
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