Ecevit touched upon concerns the EU might not accept Turkey with such a National Program. Its geographical position makes Turkey unique.
Turkey is also the only democratic, secular and modern country among all other Muslim countries.
In addition, there are separatist threats within Turkey. We should be able to tell to the EU countries that Turkey has a special position in the international arena. They asked Cem when the program began to be implemented and when Turkey plans to begin negotiations for full membership. We expect these people to return to their countries after the struggles end. Turk also had a meeting with the Lithuanian Justice Minister Bartkus Ginttautos.