ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Friday with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen.
No statement was made following the meeting held in AK Party Headquarters.
AK Party sources said Verheugen called on support from Erdogan for the solution of Cyprus question, and gave the message that solution of the problem would also facilitate relations between Turkey and the EU.
Verheugen said they would increase financial aid, and skip this aid from the budget of foreign relations to pre-accession budget.
Verheugen also gave assurances that an additional criterion would not be put in the Accession Partnership Accord.
Speaking about Iraqi issue, Verheugen said he hoped this problem would not disrupt Turkey's positive developments regarding the EU.