UK diplomats advised lifting visa regime for 1.5million Turks to retain EU migrant deal – leaked cables

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<p>‘High-level UK iplomats have isc sse lifti g the visa regime for early 1.5 millio T rks, as a “symbolic gest re” ecessary to i ce tivize A kara o the co troversial EU-T rkey migra t eal, accor i g to leake British embassies’ cables.</p>
<p>The iplomats a vise visa liberalizatio to preve t T rkish Presi e t Recep Tayyip Er oga from eraili g the la mark EU-T rkey migra t eal, accor i g to five leake iplomatic cables see by The S ay Times excl sively.</p>
<p>I a telegram to the Foreig a Commo wealth Office (FCO), Ja et Do glas, the ep ty hea of missio i A kara wrote: “Sho l [EU] visa liberalizatio be gra te , we will ee to evelop o r ow li es o the UK’s sta ce to visa-free travel for T rks.”’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ k/346444- k-t rkey-visa-regime/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: UK iplomats a vise lifti g visa regime for 1.5millio T rks to retai EU migra t eal – leake cables</a></p>