dimanche 5 avril 2009

Obama in his call for Turkey after its annexation to Europe


U.S. President Barack Obama to Ankara at the beginning of an official visit to Turkey last two days. It is expected that Obama held a press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and address the Turkish parliament. The Director of the Office of the island in Ankara Yusuf Sharif that there is considerable interest in the Obama visit to Turkey, particularly as they are considered the second foreign visit of the President of the U.S. after Canada, because the other visits were to attend the conferences. He added that the rescheduling of the visit in the framework of a European tour to make the Turks feel that this is an implicit recognition of American support for their demands to join the European Union. He pointed out that it would consider the move it will open a new page in relations between the two countries and support the Turkish theses on the issues of the region. The strained Turkey's relations with the U.S. administration, due to the occupation of Iraq. It is expected that this visit to establish new cooperation between the two countries in the region. Obama arrived in Turkey from the Czech capital Prague, where he attended a summit with the leaders gathered twenty-seven countries in the European Union, urged the leaders of the European Union to admit Turkey's full membership in the Union. Obama said the EU leaders "for the United States and Europe to deal with Muslims as our neighbors and our friends and our partners in the fight against injustice, intolerance, violence and establish a relationship based on mutual respect and common interests." "And will move towards Turkey's membership in the European Union is an important commitment to this goal and will ensure that we continue to consolidate Turkey's attachment to Europe." The call was immediately rejected by France and the lukewarm reception from Germany

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