TURKISH, CANADIAN, SWEDISH MINISTERS DISCUSS RELATIONS, EU TALKS

Anadolu Agency
Aug 25 2009
Turkey

Ankara, 25 August: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held
Tuesday bilateral meetings with his Canadian and Swedish counterparts
on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Friends of
Democratic Pakistan (FoDP).

In the meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, ways to
revive the relations between the two countries – which was strained
after the tension over the Armenian allegations regarding the events
of 1915 – was discussed. The two ministers drafted a two-month plan
of action for enhancing relations.

In the meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, chapter
headings in EU negotiations likely to be opened under the Swedish EU
Presidency, and possible obstacles like the Cyprus issue which Turkey
could face, were discussed.

The two ministers also discussed the proposal for assessment of
the Swedish and Spanish terms of EU presidency as a single term and
creation of a plan of action accordingly, which came up during the
trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Turkey, Sweden
and Spain at the recent Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) meeting.