ANKARA - Turkey needs to be encouraged to continue political and economic reforms on the path to EU, said German Ambassador to Turkey Eckard Cuntz.
Inaugurating the meeting on ''New Perspectives in Turkish-German Relations'' at Ankara Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Cuntz said that Turkey made great progress in recent years; an impressing economic growth was recorded.
He stressed that Turkey is a very important partner of Germany in global world.
Recalling the recent meeting between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Cuntz said that Erdogan and Steinmeier took up important issues like Iran's nuclear activities.
Cuntz stressed that Germany has extended a constructive support to Turkey's EU membership bid.