Erdogan: "Turkey, EU will wipe out problems

Prime Minister Erdogan expressed his determination yesterday to resolve problems between Turkey and the European Union, a message given in a statement to mark Europe Day today. “I believe that difficulties in the frame of our negotiation process with the EU will be removed thanks to the farsightedness inspired by the rooted ties between Turkey and the EU,” Erdogan said in a written statement yesterday. “Turkey will determinedly continue to fulfill its commitments in the negotiation process,” Erdogan said emphasizing that Turkey’s joining the EU would strengthen the European bloc and help the 27-nation group expand its influence to a global scale.