(GEN) CAVUSOGLU UNDERLINES NEED OF EU AND TURKEY TO EACH OTHER Sunday, 05.Sep.2010, 17:27 (GMT+2) STOCKHOLM (A.A) - Mevlut Cavusoglu, a Turkish lawmaker andpresident of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said onSaturday that European Union (EU) needed Turkey as much as Turkey needed the EU.Cavusoglu addressed a conference"Role of Turkey in the European Union"inGothenbourg, where he came after concluding his talks in Stockholm.Commenting on the constitutional package that would be put to vote onSeptember 12 in Turkey, Cavusoglu said,"Turkey should get rid of the shames andrule of law should prevail in the country. In case the constitutional packagegets necessary vote on September 12, Turkey will approach the EU standards andproceed on its way. We attach importance to this constitutional package."Cavusoglu said,"Turkey has good relations with Europe in the West and withits own neighbors in the East. It also has good relations with the Islamic world.Turkey is eager to boost relations with surrounding countries. We want Armenia towithdraw from Azerbaijani territories it has occupied. Our relations with Armeniawill get normalized in case this condition is met."He said,"Turkey will continue to pursue a balanced foreign policy,indicating that it was Turkey's assignment to assist Turkish Republics."-NO AXIS SHIFT-Cavusoglu also rejected"a shift of axis"in Turkey's foreign policydirection, noting,"Turkey pursues a multidimensional foreign policy as arequirement of its historical and cultural responsibilities. Turkey's bid tobecome an EU member has not changed. It still constitutes the most importantstrategic target of Turkey's policy."Cavusoglu said Turkey assumed important missions in internationalorganizations like the PACE, United Nations, OSCE and NATO,"this is an evidencethat there is not a shift of axis in Turkish foreign policy,"he added.(AY)
STOCKHOLM (A.A) - Mevlut Cavusoglu, a Turkish lawmaker andpresident of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said onSaturday that European Union (EU) needed Turkey as much as Turkey needed the EU.Cavusoglu addressed a conference"Role of Turkey in the European Union"inGothenbourg, where he came after concluding his talks in Stockholm.Commenting on the constitutional package that would be put to vote onSeptember 12 in Turkey, Cavusoglu said,"Turkey should get rid of the shames andrule of law should prevail in the country. In case the constitutional packagegets necessary vote on September 12, Turkey will approach the EU standards andproceed on its way. We attach importance to this constitutional package."Cavusoglu said,"Turkey has good relations with Europe in the West and withits own neighbors in the East. It also has good relations with the Islamic world.Turkey is eager to boost relations with surrounding countries. We want Armenia towithdraw from Azerbaijani territories it has occupied. Our relations with Armeniawill get normalized in case this condition is met."He said,"Turkey will continue to pursue a balanced foreign policy,indicating that it was Turkey's assignment to assist Turkish Republics."-NO AXIS SHIFT-Cavusoglu also rejected"a shift of axis"in Turkey's foreign policydirection, noting,"Turkey pursues a multidimensional foreign policy as arequirement of its historical and cultural responsibilities. Turkey's bid tobecome an EU member has not changed. It still constitutes the most importantstrategic target of Turkey's policy."Cavusoglu said Turkey assumed important missions in internationalorganizations like the PACE, United Nations, OSCE and NATO,"this is an evidencethat there is not a shift of axis in Turkish foreign policy,"he added.(AY)
Germany's defense minister says the commander of the troubled navy training ship has been relieved of his duties and the vessel ordered to return amid questions surrounding the death of a sailor on board late last year. Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the Gorch Fock would remain in port pending the results of an investigation into the death of the 25-year-old sailor who plunged from the ship's rigging in November. Guttenberg told ARD public broadcaster on Saturday Jan. 22, 2011 the ship would not be used for training pending the outcome of an investigation. Guttenberg consistently polls as one of the nation's most popular politicians, but has come under pressure in recent weeks over a series of issues in the military, including the death on the Gorch Fock.
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