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May 4 2005
Press Review
MILLIYET
SCHROEDER PRAISES TURKEY'S EFFORTS ON THE ROAD TO EU MEMBERSHIP
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder accompanied by a large delegation
of businessmen yesterday arrived in Ankara to hold talks with Turkish
officials. After being welcomed by Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul at
Ankara's Esenboga Airport, Schroeder then met with Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his official residence. During a dinner,
reportedly the two premiers focused on bilateral relations and vowed
to continue cooperation in all areas. The Cyprus issue as well as
Turkish-Armenian relations were also taken up. Schroeder stated that
thus far Ankara had kept its promises to the European Union and added
that he hoped it would to continue to do so through Oct. 3, when its
accession talks are expected to begin. The German chancellor is set to
be received by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and to meet with Erdogan
again. After completing his talks in Ankara, Schroeder will proceed to
Istanbul to attend the First Turkish-German Economic Forum. /Milliyet/
May 4 2005
Press Review
MILLIYET
SCHROEDER PRAISES TURKEY'S EFFORTS ON THE ROAD TO EU MEMBERSHIP
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder accompanied by a large delegation
of businessmen yesterday arrived in Ankara to hold talks with Turkish
officials. After being welcomed by Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul at
Ankara's Esenboga Airport, Schroeder then met with Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his official residence. During a dinner,
reportedly the two premiers focused on bilateral relations and vowed
to continue cooperation in all areas. The Cyprus issue as well as
Turkish-Armenian relations were also taken up. Schroeder stated that
thus far Ankara had kept its promises to the European Union and added
that he hoped it would to continue to do so through Oct. 3, when its
accession talks are expected to begin. The German chancellor is set to
be received by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and to meet with Erdogan
again. After completing his talks in Ankara, Schroeder will proceed to
Istanbul to attend the First Turkish-German Economic Forum. /Milliyet/