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Turkey-EU Troika Meeting: Agenda is Terror |
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Written by Agencies
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007 |
Turkey-EU Troika Meeting held in Brussels tuesday. In the a joint press conference that parties prepared after the meeting Member of the European Commission Responsible for Enlargement Olli Rehn said that EU respects the right of Turkey to protect her citizens against terrorism and demands from Turkey and Iraq to find a political solution to the problem. He also told that the EU is closely following the steps taken by Turkish authorities to ban the country’s pro-Kurdish Political Party, Democratic Society Party.
In the conference, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan underlined the concerns of Turkey on terrorism. As known, Turkey suffers from PKK attacks, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the EU and the USA, and considers launching a military operation to the Northern part of Iraq to impede terrorist attacks. In the Troika meeting, Mr. Babacan demanded help and cooperation from EU states in fighting against terrorism. Mr. Babacan also mentioned the cooperation between the EU Commission, EU’s Term Presidency and the Turkey. Ali Babacan underscored the reform movements in Turkey within the last 5 years and added “Turkey is in the process of transition. Turkey has successfully overcome all the difficult problems up to now, and she is also going to pass the forthcoming exams successfully.”
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