Babacan: "Turkey is a key country between the EU and Central Asia"

Turkey is a key country between the European Union and Central Asia, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan yesterday told the First EU-Central Asia Ministerial Forum in Paris. Addressing the forum, Babacan stressed the importance of the security of energy supplies and the diversification of energy resources. Saying that the Nabucco project will transport natural gas from Central Asia to Europe via Turkey, he also stressed Turkey's key role for energy security and the diversification of energy resources. The forum also dealt with ways to fight illicit drugs and terrorism and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.