Progress report has poisonous things

Irtemcelik made a speech in a meeting in which 13 Turkish Consul Generals and their deputies and representatives of non-governmental organizations attended.

Irtemcelik said that there was not any problem in Turkish-EU relations in legal basis, but Europe insisted on in its prejudices due to historical and cultural reasons.

Noting that EU report was generally an objective report, Irtemcelik said that it was including some poisonous things and Turkey should consider them calmly.

Irtemcelik said that Turkey was determined to make progress on EU path and it would put into practice the reforms. He added that those reforms were made not for EU but for the happiness of Turkish people, well-being of Turkey and for walking on the path shown by Ataturk.

Noting that both EU and Turkey had things to do, Irtemcelik said that Turkey was continuing to walk on this path to reach modern values and that was why Turkey was that much interested in EU.