Newsgroup: it.politica
Titolo: Evviva la turchia abbasso i patani parola di Fini

 
      Fini confirms Italy's full support for Turkey's EU bid
      The New Anatolian with AP / Ankara
      Turkey's joining the European Union would benefit Europe, said Italian
Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini in Ankara on Wednesday, adding that his
country would do its best to make sure that Ankara's membership negotiations
begin in October.
      "Turkey's EU entry not only serves Turkish interests, it also serves
Italian and European interests," Fini told reporters in a joint news
conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.
      "Italy continues to support Turkey in its EU bid, and will do its
utmost to ensure that negotiations begin on Oct. 3," he said.
      Gul for his part praised Italy's support for Turkey's EU membership
and said that bilate ral relations will be further strengthened with the
visit of Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi to Turkey in November.
      Ankara is scheduled to start membership negotiations Oct. 3, but
recent failures of constitutional referendums in Europe have called the EU
enlargement into question.
      Italy has been one of the most vocal supporters of Turkey's long-term
EU bid, and both Fini and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi have
spoken out of the benefits of bringing the largely Muslim country into the
fold.
      Berlusconi, however, raised irked many in the Union when he suggested
in 2003 that Europe would be stronger with Turkey, Israel and Russia as
members.
      Fini: Muslim, secular Turkey crucial in fight against terrorism
      The Italian foreign minister described terror as a "cancer" that no
one state can fight alone, and stressed the importance of Turkey's
participation for international cooperation on this issue.
      Fini said the example of Muslim but secular Turkey was crucial to the
international fight against terrorism. "Turkey proves that arguments which
equate terrorism with Islam are wrong," Fini added.
      "The EU sees the issue of fighting against terrorism as a moral duty,
and terrorism had a strong presence in Europe even before the London
attacks," Fini said.
      Asked whether the Italian government regretted sheltering former
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in Rome several years
ago before the terrorist's capture, Fini said that much had changed in
Italy, including the government since that time. "The recent Italian
government is against every kind of terrorist activity and it shares the
view of the Turkish government towards the PKK," Fini added.
      Gul: Headscarf ban will be lifted democratically
      Foreign Minister Gul touched on the headscarf issue at the press
conference, saying that the problem will be solved by cooperation and
democracy in Turkey.
      Gul noted that the headscarf ban was not implemented everywhere in
Turkey, saying: "Our government has a clear promise that it will solve this
problem democratically. People could act independently and wear whatever
they like by complying with the laws. We do not find these bans right. These
bans will be removed in Turkey but it is important to remove them with
cooperation and consensus."
      Bilateral relations between Italy and Turkey
      Italy and Turkey are important trading partners, with an annual trade
volume of around $11.5 billion, Gul said.
      Italian companies have recently invested in energy, banking and
telecommunications, and there are plans to encourage greater cooperation
among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Fini said.
      Fini, Gul sign cooperation protocol
      Fini and Gul also signed an Enhanced Cooperation Protocol that aims to
institutionalize cooperation between the two countries.
      The protocol aims to strengthen cooperation in political, security,
economic, cultural, judicial and scientific matters, and anticipates foreign
minister meetings at least twice a year.
      Fini, who was in Turkey to discuss its EU bid and trade relations,
also met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Ahmet Necdet
Sezer on Wednesday. He spoke to Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc on Thursday.
Following his contacts in Ankara, Fini was scheduled to travel to Istanbul
yesterday, where he will meet with members of the business community.
      Source: TNA, 15 July 2005
 
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