"Babacan says Turkey would make EU stronger
16/09/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Monday (September 15th) that Turkey's membership would strengthen the EU's diplomatic and political influence. 'With Turkey as a member, the EU would play a leading role in the world,' he told a press conference after a Turkey-EU Troika meeting in Brussels. Babacan added that Turkey has fulfilled its promises by passing nearly 30 pro-EU measures and would continue to do so. Also at the press conference was EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, who said the Union once again acknowledged Turkey's strategic importance during the recent conflict in Georgia."
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