Sunday, 29 November 2009Czech Stefan Fuele, who is set to take over the EU enlargement job, said that Turkey's EU accession talks should go on.
In an interview with a Czech daily, Fuele was asked if Turkey belonged to Europe. Fuele refrained from telling his personal view and just said negotiations between Turkey and EU should continue. He said he would answer such questions at the European Parliament.
On a question if whether or not Turkey acted in line with European structure, Fuele said he saw Turkey, as a NATO member, preserved the values on which the alliance had been relying.
Before his nomination as the new EU Enlargement Commissioner to replace Finnish Olli Rehn, Fuele, at his national parliament, supported Turkey's membership "if it was ready."
Fuele, 47, has served as Czech ambassador to Lithuania, the United Kingdom and NATO. He has led the European Affairs Ministry in Czech government since May 2009. He studied at the Soviet State Institute for International Relations in Moscow and was a Czech Communist Party member at that time.
Egemen Bagis: ' Turkey will contribute to the European peace process'
Turkish State Minister & chief negotiator for EU talks, Egemen Bagis also commented on Turkey's membership bid and said, "when we look at the EU-member countries, we see that countries which once fought against each other, have been living in peace for the pest 50 years. But this peace process has not been completed yet. Turkey will constitute the top of this process."
Bagis exchanged greetings with members of the ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party in Istanbul's Sile district.
He said during the meeting, "we will reach the target Mustafa Kemal Ataturk set for Turkey years ago by becoming a full member of the EU. When we look at the EU-member countries, we see that countries which once fought against each other, have been living in peace for the pest 50 years. But this peace process has not been completed yet. Turkey will constitute the top of this process. Europeans have already been aware of this." |
Sunday, 29 November 2009
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