LISBON (AA) - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, who is currently in Portugal, visited Lisbon Municipality on Tuesday.
Lisbon Mayor Santana Lopez who is a former Prime Minister of Portugal told Sezer that his visit to Portugal will develop relations between the two countries. Lopez added that he had supported Turkey's EU membership while he was prime minister.
Lopez said, ''Turkey exerted great efforts in its democratization process. I am sure that Turkey will be a member of democratic EU in the end of negotiations which will start between Turkey and the EU on October 3rd.''
Meanwhile, Sezer said, ''we believe EU membership of Turkey will make Europe more free and prosperous as well as stronger in diplomatic and strategical aspects.''
2005-05-10