Westerwelle praises Turkey as part of Germany's new strategy paper

In a new strategy paper which was adopted by Germany's Federal Cabinet on Wednesday, presented to the public at the Federal Foreign Office and discussed with experts, Germany outlines how it wants to cooperate with the new powers in shaping globalization and to positively influence the process. In line with the concept of "shaping globalization, expanding partnerships, sharing responsibility," the strategy paper deals with the rise of the new powers in an increasingly globalized world, based on the assumption that the economic boom in many countries is causing a fundamental change in international policy. During the presentation of the strategy paper, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that Germany was willing to develop new partnerships with countries which are on the threshold of development. Speaking on Turkey, Westerwelle said, "Such a moment might come for the EU to be interested in Turkey more than Turkey is interested in the EU. This is the indicator of a change which is also related with other changes, as well as geostrategic interests in the region."