Turkish membership to EU would stabilize world's most delicate region

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's accession to the European Union would stabilize the world's most delicate region and be a source of motivation for neighboring countries, according to German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, turkish.ny reports.



Speaking at a conference organized by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Association at Bilgi University in Istanbul on Monday, Wieczorek-Zeul extended support to Turkey's EU bid and said Europe and Turkey would be stronger together. She referred to the attention paid by Middle East countries and Turkey's other neighbors to Turkey's EU membership.



"Turkey has a say in several key organizations, such as the Group of 20 and NATO. This shows Turkey's importance over hot international topics," she said. "The relationship between Turkey and the European Union has been followed closely in the near region and the Middle East. Our main aim is to support the EU process with constructive ways and to help for a final solution. We will continue to support Turkey's membership bid."



Along with France, Germany is one of the main opponents of Turkey's accession to the European Union. Instead, the two key EU countries propose a privileged membership to Turkey, but Ankara has repeatedly said its aim is full membership.