Turkey’s EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis has urged the new Merkel administration to strengthen the ongoing cooperation between the two countries rather than wasting time on virtual suggestions not covered by EU acquis.
Bagis, during the second day of his Germany visit, went to Frankfurt from Mannheim to meet Turkish and German entrepreneurs and said the number of Turkish entrepreneurs climbed up to 80 thousand. Bagis underlined that the figures prove the fact that Turks became respectable and equal members of the German society and integration debates have been left behind.
Referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s adamant stance on Turkey’s full EU membership, which consists a proposal of ‘privileged partnership', Egemen Bagis said that they wish a privileged partnership with Germany but not the EU as Turkey and Germany are already in a privileged partnership relationship. Bagis urged Merkel administration to strengthen cooperation and stop wasting time on virtual suggestions that do not exist in EU acquis.
EU Minister Egemen Bagis went on to say that Turkey follows the rise of Islamaphobia in Europe too.
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