Romanian Prime Minister Wants To Play Friendly Soccer Match With Erdogan

KEMER - Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase wants Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and himself to play in the friendly match of the soccer teams of Romanian and Turkish parliaments.
Parliament Soccer Team Coach Tokat deputy Ergun Dagcioglu told A.A correspondent on Saturday that Nastase proposed Erdogan to play a friendly match during his visit to Turkey.
Dagcioglu said that Nastase sent a message last week and noted, ''we will go to Romania for a match in coming days. Romanian Prime Minister said that he wanted to see Erdogan in Romania. Erdogan said that he could play football if he went to Romania. Romanian Prime Minister sent a message to me that he hoped that he and Erdogan could take place in the friendly football match. I will convey this message to Erdogan.''
Sports had significant contributions to closer relations among the nations, Dagcioglu stated.
Dagcioglu added that they would also play matches with Bulgarian and Italian parliamentary teams.
(BRC-AY) 17.05.2003