German FM: Turkey's EU approach is in our interest
Monday , 25 December 2006
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday that further efforts that aimed at making the country a member of the European Union, are in the interest of the Union.
In his comments published in German Berliner Morgenpost newspaper, Steinmeier, who is a Social Democrat member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling grand coalition and supporter of Turkey's EU bid, urged the EU to press on with membership talks with Turkey.
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