Babacan: Turkey Attaches Great Importance To Stability Of Balkans
BOURGAS - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Tuesday that Turkey attached great importance to the stability of Balkans.
He added that Turkey was ready to support every step to further develop cooperation among Balkan countries.
Babacan represented Turkey in the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Southeast European Countries, held within the framework of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP), in Bulgarian coastal city of Bourgas.
Babacan held a bilateral meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu. The two ministers discussed relations between Turkey and Romania, recent developments in the region as well as Turkey's EU membership process.
Babacan said that Turkey attached importance to cooperation with Romania in every area, and he also thanked Romania for the support it extended to Turkey's EU membership.
Romanian minister said that Turkey's support for the Nabucco project was very important. Babacan, in return, said that Nabucco project was a strategic choice for Turkey.
Heads of state and government of Southeast European Countries will also convene in Bourgas on Wednesday within the framework of SEECP. Babacan will deliver a speech on behalf of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A joint declaration will be released after tomorrow's meeting, and then Bulgaria will hand over SEECP's term presidency to Moldova.
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