Bagis comments on European commission's draft progress report
EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis met with former Speaker of European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering in Ankara on Tuesday, and replied to reporters' questions about the draft annual progress report which was prepared by the European Commission. Stating that the report is not a ‘report card,' Bagis said that what matters for us is the report which we will release at the end of the year. "It wouldn't be so persuasive to expect a report, which will be published during the term presidency of a country that is not recognized by Turkey, to praise Turkey," Bagis said, adding that EU's credibility has weakened in Turkey in the recent period.