“We Will Not Have To Wait Another 13 Years For EU Membership Based On Progress Report”

Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis has said that Turkey would not have to wait for another 13 years for EU membership based on the EU Progress Report published on Tuesday.

Speaking at a meeting hosted by the Turkish Prime Ministry and attended by foreign journalists, Bagis said that the Turks began to smell EU membership.

The fact that the EU Commission confirmed Turkey’s progress in all chapters is an harbinger of good days to come, Bagis underlined.

The EU Progress Report gives the message that everyone supporting Turkey’s EU membership should support the process and all deficiencies within the frame of harmonizing Turkey to the EU should be dealt with by giving hand in hand, Bagis also said.

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