German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has renewed his country's commitment to support Turkish membership of the EU.
"You can rely on Germany" the chancellor promised Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey as a "not aggressive" and "not fundamentalist" Islamic society would be an "unbelievable security boost" for Europe, said Mr Schröder on Tuesday (27 April) at the opening of the first Turko-German industry and trade chamber in Cologne.
For his part, Mr Erdogan said that ...
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