Swedish Parliament Speaker Departs From Turkey

ISTANBUL - Swedish Parliament Speaker Bjorn von Sydow departed from Turkey on Wednesday.
During his stay in Ankara, Sydow met Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc. Sydow said that Sweden wanted Turkey-EU accession talks to start on Oct. 3rd, 2005 in line with the decision taken at EU Summit of Dec. 17th, 2004.
Swedish Parliament Speaker Sydow also met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
After proceeding to Istanbul, Sydow met Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler and visited historical places of the city.