ANKARA - Concerns over the implementation of a recent deal between Turkey and the European Union (EU) to cut back on irregular migration have not completely dissipated.
"The European Union is still taking it slow in providing three billion euros that will go to Syrians in Turkey," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview with a Turkish TV on Thursday night.
The Turkish foreign minister acknowledged there were problems in carrying out the deal which he said fuels pessimism among Turks and Syrians.
Cavusoglu repeated his earlier threat of suspending the readmission and other deals Turkey have inked with the EU to prevent irregular migration.
The readmission is part of a deal that was agreed on March 18 by the EU and Turkey to regulate migration and refugee flows.
According to the deal, for every migrant Turkey receives, the EU promised to repatriate one to its member states although the cap was set at 72,000.
The European Commission said 325 irregular migrants had been sent back to Turkey while 103 Syrian refugees have been repatriated in EU member states.
Brussels also pledged to provide six billion euros until 2018 to help ease burden Turkey shoulders for hosting three million refugees as well as granting visa-free travel to Europe for Turkish citizens as of June.(Xinhua)