LA RAZON REFERRED TO BAGIS'S STATEMENT: "TURKEY IS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF EUROPE"

Spanish newspaper La Razon, published on 16 January 2010, referred to Bagis's statement which says that Turkey is the solution to the problems of Europe.

In the news story it was explained that, during a conversation with the Spanish journalists at the Hotel Ritz Carlton, Minister Bagis stated that Turkey and EU needed one another mutually. It was stated that after Bagis reminded that Turkey was the Europe's 6th and the world's 16th largest economy, he pointed out that Turkey had a part in many European organizations.

In the news story which touched upon Bagis's statement saying that Turkey was strategically important as it served as a bridge for the natural resources Europe needed, it was indicated that Turkey, which is identified as a Eurasian country with 71 million population, is an opportunity for the import and consumption of the goods produced in Europe.

Bagis said: "My mission is to persuade the Europeans that Turkey's membership will not destroy the EU or create new problems, on the contrary its membership will be beneficial in terms of finding solutions to the problems."

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