Verheugen Defines His Meeting With Zana As Fruitful

DIYARBAKIR - Guenter Verheugen, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for enlargement, defined on Monday his meeting with Leyla Zana, former deputy of the banned Democracy Party (DEP), as fruitful.
After the meeting, Verheugen stated that Zana supported Turkey's democratization and modernization as well as its integration with the EU.
Verheugen said, ''we both think that preservation of democracy and rule of law in the region is important.''
On the other hand, Zana said that they exchanged views in their meeting, and added, ''he was interested in our case for years. He expressed their sensitivity about this matter in our meeting. We discussed general problems and future of this country. We don't think differently. We exchanged views about our efforts on the road to the EU and what we should do. Our meeting was very fruitful.''
(BRC) 06.09.2004