Germany Chancellor Merkel: We Should Await Referendum

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Asked whether EU accession negotiations with Turkey should be broken off, Merkel replied: "We should await the vote on the referendum in Turkey and everything else."

In an interview she gave to Passauer Neuen Presse and Donaukurier newspapers, Merkel said she took very seriously Venetian Commission’s report that calls Turkey's proposed constitutional changes a big setback for democracy. Turkey has rejected the report.

Upon calls that negotiations with Turkey should be halted, German Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel said the dialogue with Turkey should continue. (YY/TK)