EGEMEN BAGIS: 60 PERCENT WILL SUPPORT TURKEY’S EU MEMBERSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.12.2009 21:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish State Minister & Chief Negotiator for EU
talks Egemen BagıÅ~_ said on Wednesday that according to recent
surveys, 60 percent of society would support Turkey’s accession to
the EU.

Holding a meeting with media representatives in Istanbul, BagıÅ~_
said that the importance of Turkey in the EU was increasing each
day. He added that it was necessary to focus on reforms.

BagıÅ~_ said that the new European Parliament, Enlargement Report
as well as Turkey Report which was expected to be adopted in January
2010 would show the support extended to Turkey. He added that EU
membership was a strategic target for Turkey.

Turkey, whether or not joined the EU, needed a new Constitution,
and the issue of a new Constitution should not be a political matter,
said BagıÅ~_.

He said that according to a survey in Europe, 40 percent supported
Turkey’s EU membership, reported Turkish media.