In the picture above,
Prime Minister Erdogan
together with the
Marmara Group Foundation
President Dr. Akkan
Suver and the Exexutive
Board.
The Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan joined the
Marmara Group Foundation
Meeting in Istanbul as
the guest speaker.
At the start of his
speech, Erdogan
underlined that Turkey
has been pursuing a
proactive foreign policy
and taking initiatives
for the last four years.
Stating that the
relations with the
neigboring countries has
improved considerably,
Erdogan added that
Turkey has become a
country which could
contribute to the
stability and peace and
act as a mediator in the
region.
On the Cyprus issue, the
Prime Minister said that
the economic and social
consolidation was
essential for a solution.
Erdogan added that the
international community
has started to recognize
the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus as a
separate entity.
Speaking on the economic
achievements of his
government, Erdogan said
that Turkey has achieved
a breakthrough in
economy, and that Turkey
has succeeded to attain
unprecedented figures in
foreign trade volume and
foreign investments.
In his speech on Turkey-EU
relations, Erdogan said
that they haven’t
changed their EU policy
and that Turkey would
continue to pursue full
membership. Erdogan
continued as follows:
“Working for the EU
membership doesn’t mean
we will turn our back to
other regions. Sooner or
later, Turkey will make
the EU achieve this
opening. There is no
country other than
Turkey which could bring
the East-West compromise
to the EU.”
Erdogan said that they
were targeting one
trillion dollars of GNP,
250 billion dollars of
foreign trade volume and
10.000 dollars of per
capita income by 2013.
At the end of the
meeting, the President
of the Marmara Group
Foundation, Dr. Akkan
Suver gave a present to
Prime Minister Erdogan
on behalf of the Marmara
Group Foundation.
