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TURKISH EU MINISTER NAMES FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM
Anadolu Agency
Sept 25 2012
Turkey
ANKARA (AA) -The Turkish EU minister has said the fight against
terrorism was not only Turkey's problem, but an international matter.
"Turkey's fight against terrorism is not only the problem of our
country, but it is an international matter. PKK [Kurdistan People's
Congress, KGK] kills our citizens, but on the other hand it poisons
Europeans. By managing the biggest drug gang of Europe, it keeps
poisoning European youngsters. In that sense, we have common interests
with Europe and Europeans take the necessary steps on this issue,"
EU Minister & Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis told reporters during
his meeting with Belgian Ambassador to Turkey Pol de Witte in the
Turkish capital on Tuesday.
Bagis said the cooperation between Turkey and EU countries on
counter-terrorism activities was at a much better level nowadays,
saying even Denmark, which hosted Roj TV, had started to detain
PKK members.
"We keep on displaying every effort to make the sensitivities of our
nation be understood by Europeans," he said.
Bagis noted that he would be leaving for Brussels on Wednesday to
hold a series of talks with Belgian authorities and officials from
the European Commission.
The minister also said Prince Philippe of Belgium, accompanied by a
crowded business delegation, would visit Turkey in mid-October and
details of the upcoming visit would be discussed during his meeting
with the Belgian ambassador.
"We attach great importance to this visit both in terms of bilateral
and commercial ties, and relations with the EU," he said.
Upon a question on the latest news reports claiming that the draft
law penalizing the denial of Armenian allegations on incidents of
1915 would soon be brought to the agenda of the French parliament
again, Bagis said no decisions had been taken on the issue yet,
but the Turkish ambassador in Paris closely monitored the developments.
From: A. Papazian
Anadolu Agency
Sept 25 2012
Turkey
ANKARA (AA) -The Turkish EU minister has said the fight against
terrorism was not only Turkey's problem, but an international matter.
"Turkey's fight against terrorism is not only the problem of our
country, but it is an international matter. PKK [Kurdistan People's
Congress, KGK] kills our citizens, but on the other hand it poisons
Europeans. By managing the biggest drug gang of Europe, it keeps
poisoning European youngsters. In that sense, we have common interests
with Europe and Europeans take the necessary steps on this issue,"
EU Minister & Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis told reporters during
his meeting with Belgian Ambassador to Turkey Pol de Witte in the
Turkish capital on Tuesday.
Bagis said the cooperation between Turkey and EU countries on
counter-terrorism activities was at a much better level nowadays,
saying even Denmark, which hosted Roj TV, had started to detain
PKK members.
"We keep on displaying every effort to make the sensitivities of our
nation be understood by Europeans," he said.
Bagis noted that he would be leaving for Brussels on Wednesday to
hold a series of talks with Belgian authorities and officials from
the European Commission.
The minister also said Prince Philippe of Belgium, accompanied by a
crowded business delegation, would visit Turkey in mid-October and
details of the upcoming visit would be discussed during his meeting
with the Belgian ambassador.
"We attach great importance to this visit both in terms of bilateral
and commercial ties, and relations with the EU," he said.
Upon a question on the latest news reports claiming that the draft
law penalizing the denial of Armenian allegations on incidents of
1915 would soon be brought to the agenda of the French parliament
again, Bagis said no decisions had been taken on the issue yet,
but the Turkish ambassador in Paris closely monitored the developments.
From: A. Papazian