DEMIREN: TURKEY`S MEMBERSHIP TO EU EMBRACES BOTH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITIES
ISTANBUL (AA) - Selim Demiren, chairman of German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, said on Wednesday that Turkey`s membership to the EU embraced both great responsibility and remarkable opportunities to Turkey and the EU.
Speaking at the Turkish-German Economy Congress in Istanbul, Demiren highlighted importance of Germany, one of founder members of the EU, to Turkish economy, recalling that exports from Turkey to Germany reached 8 billion euro last year.
Noting that Germany was one of the leading countries investing in Turkey, Demiren said, ``this congress is a sign of Germany`s support to Turkey`s EU process. Turkey`s membership to the EU embraces both great responsibility and remarkable opportunities to Turkey and the EU.``
Meanwhile, German Consul General in Istanbul Reiner Moeckelmann said that Turkey overcame all difficulties stemming from the Customs Union with a great dynamism.
Noting that Turkish economy achieved a momentous modernization recently, Moeckelmann said that Turkish sectors of automotive, textile, machinery and electronics gained power of international competition.
Moeckelmann added that all Turkey needed in its EU accession process was courage for reforms and courage for change.
2005-05-04