Turkey example of democracy in its region

Noting that the seventh adjustment package was good both for Turkey and Europe, Berlusconi said that Turkey showed that it desired to be modern. He added that all those developments convinced them that full membership would be realized earlier than the considered date.

Berlusconi said that he considered the enlargement of EU as a necessity and added, "Turkey is a country which has been the ally of NATO for years. It is an example country in a region where democracy, which is one of the basic pillars of Europe’s defense system, does not exist."