Turkey on Thursday described its relations with the European Union (EU) as positive, amid misunderstandings arising from protocol issues during a visit by the leadership of that bloc to Ankara.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoghlu estimated that the ties with the EU improved, after the summit of that regional bloc held in December 2020 and the recent visit to Ankara by its executives.

Cavushoghlu clarified the misunderstandings arising as of the place conferred to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a meeting here with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The foreign minister explained that before the talks, the protocol specialists from the EU and Turkey agreed on the places planned for Von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michael.

Ankara and Brussels talked, among other issues, about the perspectives of Turkish entry into the community bloc and migration issues, the capital's press highlighted.