"Turkey’s EU membership important for Middle East"

MUNICH (AA) – German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said on Saturday that Turkey’s integration with Europe was very important for the future of the Middle East.

Addressing the opening of 40th Munich Security Conference, Fischer referred to the importance of proposing a real strategic offer during the NATO Summit that would be held in Istanbul.

National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul attends the two-day conference which started in Munich.