BY CUNEYT ULSEVER
HURRIYET)- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has finally appointed the chief negotiator for accession talks with the European Union. I both congratulate the prime minister for this decision, and Ali Babacan for his new and very important mission.
Probably Babacan will start working immediately. A very important job has been given to him.
In order to fulfill this important task, Babacan must leave the economic mission he presently carries out. Otherwise, he won’t be able to be productive in a mission which will take up all his time.
I hope the new minister for the economy will also be somebody who doesn’t make any concessions, like Babacan.
One of Babacan’s duties is of course to choose assistants and sub-negotiators in consultation with the government. These tasks are also very important.
In selecting people for these posts, Babacan has to stop being a politician and act like a statesman.
It is natural that the chief negotiator is a politician from the party in power, but in selecting the other negotiators, some values cannot be ignored.
The people of Europe always get to know the Turkish people through Turks living in their countries who go out of their way not to integrate with them, and identify these people who never want to compromise with the entire Turkish nation.
I once more wish Babacan success in his new and very important mission.