Turkish EU Minister: Turkey's laws are EU compatible.

Turkish EU Minister: Turkey's laws are EU compatible.(Taz).

Turkey does not have to consult the EU everytime before it passes a law, said Turkey's EU Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Tuesday in response to European Commissioner Stefan Fule's statement Monday in which he stressed the need for Turkey, as a candidate country, to be involved at an early stage in all EU laws, Anadolu Agency reported.

Fule issued the written statement after meeting with Cavusoglu, EU Vice-President Catherine Ashton, Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels on Monday.

The statement said: "We have underlined the need for Turkey as a candidate country in accession negotiations to engage in early consultations with the Commission on all laws related to both the accession process and the political criteria. We discussed this in particular in the light of the recent exchanges on the importance of an independent judiciary and the internet law adopted by the parliament last week."

Cavusoglu spoke to Anadolu Agency after Iran's National Day reception in Ankara on Tuesday evening. He mentioned that everyday Turkish Parliament evaluates draft laws and Turkey has introduced lots of reforms.
"There may be exchange of ideas about important laws but Turkey is an independent country after all," he said. "If we consult every draft law to European Commission, these reforms will not happen at all."

He said that Turkey is undergoing a series of major reforms, and "will make no concessions despite the upcoming local and presidential elections." He added that they also have some expectations from the EU in this regard.
"We ask our European friends not to hinder Turkey in this process," he said.

Cavusoglu also touched on the Cyprus negotiations that resumed Tuesday, stressing that this is a very important development.

"Although the Cyprus issue appears as a de facto obstacle to Turkey's EU membership, we don't want this issue to be resolved just for the sake of the EU. We want a permanent resolution and we want Cyprus to be an island of peace," he said.