ROME - When Europe includes Turkey in its body, it will become a global economic and geo-strategic actor, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema said in the 3rd Turkish-Italian Forum in Rome on Wednesday.
Stating that they believed that problems regarding Turkey's EU accession process would be overcome, D'Alema noted that but there was need for a positive stance to overcome obstacles.
Underlining that Italy would continue to support Turkey's EU accession process, D'Alema said that they considered that Europe and Turkey needed each other.
D'Alema added that they would work to boost Turkish-Italian relations.