tallinn turkey say friday european union make child game membership talk wrangle threats end remind bloc strategic importance abut middle eastern conflict zone trade bitter barb months president tayyip erdogan largely turkey human right record german chancellor angela merkel say sunday clear turkey join eu accession talk end eu state react cautiously comment say real discussion would possible german elections sept. 24. like austria back merkel officials suggest suspension talk children game turkish eu minister omer celik say meet eu foreign minister estonia capital tallinn talk suspend halt accession negotiations restart six months turkey great strategic important country bloc shock scale erdogan purge intensity crackdown dissenters include academics journalists fail coup last year many eu minister tallinn stress turkey nato ally 80 million people indispensable security cooperation keep lid immigration bloc tumultuous middle east french president emmanuel macron say separately turkey remain vital partner eu celik reiterate call open areas negotiations eu approach freeze talk restart acceptable us say talk start 2005 view many turkey abroad stimulus turkish democratic reform stall opposition eu state include cyprus france erdogan track record human right issue austria luxembourg among back merkel tough line turkey hungary lithuania britain leave eu hold opposite view european countries include uk concern serious concern human right turkey arrest ... treatment journalists british foreign minister boris johnson tell reporters always view push turkey away turkey great country strategically important country us eu state would unanimous kill turkey bid suspension require majority back eu leaders expect discuss matter brussels october turkish minister say eu turn negotiations 'children 's game