Koenders condemns failed coup Turkey

Minister Bert Koenders of Foreign Affairs condemns the military action against the democratic institutions in Turkey.

He says with his Turkish colleague to be in touch and that Turkey is an important country for the European Union, but also in the region of Syria.,, Europe benefits from a stable partner which respects human rights. ''

Koenders came early return from a trip in South America. Monday talk in Brussels the EU foreign ministers in urgent consultations on Turkey and the attack on Thursday in Nice.
  
    
     
      
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