"Turkey ready to reform and convince EU: foreign minister 08 September 2007, 17:02 CET (VIANA DO CASTELO) - Turkey is determined to transform into 'a truly democratic country' and become something the EU would consider an asset, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Saturday. 'We have a very clear intention to change things in Turkey, to make Turkish democracy a first-class democracy, make Turkey a truly democratic country where the rule of law works, where people exercise their freedoms, and where fundamental rights are respected,' Babacan said during his first foray onto the European scene since becoming foreign minister."
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