COPENHAGEN - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, who is currently in Copenhagen for the Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments, separately met German Parliament Speaker Norbert Lammert and Danish Parliament Speaker Christian Mejdahl.
During his meeting with Lammert, Arinc recalled that Turkey started actual negotiations with the EU on its way to be a full member, stating that some countries became full members of the EU earlier (than they should be) and this caused some problems.
Later Arinc had a meeting with Mejdahl and invited him to Turkey.
Holding a meeting with reporters over a breakfast in Turkish embassy in Copenhagen on Sunday, Arinc said that the age to be elected should be reduced to 25.
''The age to vote is 18 and the age to be elected is 30 in Turkey. The age to be elected should be reduced to 25 with a constitutional amendment,'' he said.
In regard to the Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments, Arinc indicated, ''we have informed participants on Turkey's EU accession process, the project of Alliance of Civilizations and some other issues.''