ANKARA- French President Nicholas Sarkozy pays a formal visit to Turkey on February 25. However, he is acting like this was a reluctant visit made by force.
The Foreign Ministry says Sarkozy will meet President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan concerning G-20 issues, Turkey's EU accession process and the issue of Cyprus.
Sarkozy will stay in Ankara only few hours and use the his title ‘G20 Chairman’ rather than ‘President of France’ this is unusual and unacceptable.
According to International Stratagic Research Organization (USAK)’s General Coordinator, Prof. Sedat Laciner, these kinds of visits are made with purpose of developing relations between countries. However, this awkward visit will damage relations instead of enhancing them.
“A disappointment occurred in Turkey. Under these circumstances, maybe if Sarkozy would not have come, he would contribute more to Turkish-French relations. To a certain extent, we may understand that Sarkozy does not want Turkey as a member of European Union, but Sarkozy’s opposition of Turkey has already exceeded the EU dimension. Sarkozy, almost in every respect, is acting like he had a personal hostility against Turkey. That is difficult to understand”, Laciner said.
France blocks Turkey’s talks with the EU on five chapters which are directly related to accession.
25 February 2011
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