ISTANBUL - Wolf Ruthart Born, who is the newly-appointed German Ambassador to Turkey, and German Consul General in Istanbul Reiner Moeckelmann visited on Thursday Istanbul Mayor Ali Mufit Gurtuna.
Replying to questions of reporters, Born said that Turkey was a very important country in political respect and noted that they would exert efforts to make Turkey a European Union (EU) member in the possible shortest time.
Born stated that he would officially start his assignment in Turkey on July 31.
Gurtuna expressed his hope that Turkish-German friendship would be further improved during their term in office in Turkey.
(BRC-AÖ) 24.07.2003