BERLIN - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Premier Abdullah Gul said Turkey`s worth is well known by all countries and it does not need marketing.
Gul visited the new consulate general building in German capital Berlin, accompanied by Turkey`s Ambassador to Germany Mehmet Ali Irtemcelik. Gul answered questions of Turkish journalists following his visit.
Upon a question on "why Turkey was not invited to European Union`s 50th anniversary celebration ceremonies" Gul said this has been discussed a lot, but Turkey looks at its own way, and it has a very busy schedule. "Everyone is aware of Turkey`s worth" said Gul, adding "we do not have any intention for marketing ourselves."
Gul said his German counterpart Steinmeier and he discussed bilateral relations and Turkey-EU relations in their meeting yesterday.
Turkish FM said Armenian draft bill was one of the issues they discussed. "I talked about this issue during the meeting yesterday and I assessed it thoroughly. I explained that this issue is open to exploitation and one has to be very careful about it" said Gul.
On the other hand, Minister Gul called on the Turkish citizens living in Germany to learn German language. He said this is not only important for integration with the society, but also this would make life easier for them.
The new consulate general building, located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, is expected to open into service by the end of this year.
Following his visit to the consulate building Minister Gul left for Cologne.