(DIP) TURKEY HAS FRIENDS IN EU, SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER.ANKARA Ankara (ăng`kərə, Turk. äng`kärä), city (1990 pop. 2,533,209), capital of Turkey and Ankara prov., W central Turkey, at an elevation of c.3,000 ft (910 m). , Apr 22, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt (IPA: [ˈfreːdrɪk ˈrajnˌfɛlt]) (born August 4, 1965, in Österhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party (Swedish: said Tuesday Tuesday: see week. Sweden supports Turkey's EU membership. Speaking to reporters at a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Reinfeldt said that "Turkey has friends in the EU". Reminding that he met with Erdogan in Stockholm in 2008, Reinfeldt said that Turkey and Sweden share strong relations. Touching on his visit made to the Central Anatolian town of Kulu on Tuesday, Reinfeldt said that Kulu is a place where Swedish is spoken widely. "30,000 residents of Kulu went to Sweden in the 1960s and a number of them returned back to Turkey. Kulu residents talked with me today using the Swedish language Swedish language, member of the North Germanic, or Scandinavian, group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is the official language of Sweden and one of the official languages of Finland, and it is spoken by about 9 million people: . This shows how strong are our relations with Turkey," Reinfeldt said. "Trade and tourism between our two countries are on the rise. Sweden will assume the EU presidency as of July 1 and we are preparing for that. During our presidency, we will give attention to such topics as climate change, economy and ways to keep the EU united," Reinfeldt said. "Turkey belongs in Europe. Turkey is a crucial country for Europe. With its regional role and young population, Turkey carries strategic importance for the EU," Reinfeldt said. "Topics such as freedom of press, freedom of expression, religious minorities, cultural rights, and the socio-economic situation in south-eastern Anatolia may be brought up in the EU process. The establishment of a tv channel in Kurdish in Turkey was an important step," Reinfeldt said. Referring to Cyprus, Reinfeldt said that a positive result will provide benefits (to all parties). (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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