ANKARA - ``We hope Italian government will continue assisting Turkey to solve problems with the EU in the following period,`` said the main opposition Republican People`s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal.
Baykal met Italian Minister of European Union Affairs Emma Bonino in Ankara on Monday.
Bonino noted that Baykal and she discussed relations between Turkey and the EU, stating that Italy would continue to support Turkey`s EU accession process.
Stating that they also took up commercial relations between Turkey and Italy in the meeting, Bonino indicated that trade volume between the two countries should be further increased.