Turkey: Sezer receives his Portuguese counterpart

I listened to views of Sampaio on various international issues and briefed Portuguese President about Turkey’s foreign policy. The visit constituted an important and valuable milestone to improve ties between Turkey and Portugal. We also adopted a joint statement stressing our determination to improve bilateral relations."
Sampaio in his part said, "political relations between the two countries are very positive, and Portugal supports Turkey in EU process from the very beginning and that it will continue to support Turkey in the future."
Sampaio expressed hope for Turkey’s EU full membership, and congratulated Turkey for the reforms it fulfilled and for the efforts exerted to implement those reforms. He added, "my country will share its experiences about the EU membership process with Turkey and we are ready to expend every kind of aid."