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Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis while delivering a speech themed “Turkey-EU Relations: Building the Future Together”, which was related to Turkey's approach to the European Union accession negotiations.

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Despite a postponement of the conference on short notice the number of participants exceeded over 200 in the Forum of the Academy in Berlin.

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Bagis made a call for Turkey`s becoming a full member of EU promptly in reference to comprehensive and successful reforms as well as improvements concerning protection of minorities.

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Pöttering had previously stressed the need for re-opening of the Halki Seminary: “Turkey is a great nation. Respect for minorities will be a sign of strength.”

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Pöttering stated that the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will diligently continue to support Turkey`s EU accession process.

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The Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s presence in Turkey dates back almost 30 years and is currently represented by Dr. Colin Dürkop (left).

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(From left to right) Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering-Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Egemen Bagis-Minister for EU Affairs and Dr. Gerhard Wahlers-Deputy Secretary General of KAS and Head of the International Department of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

In his speech delivered at the conference entitled ‘Turkey’s EU Membership: Building the Future Together’, organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) on October 31, 2012, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış once again reinforced Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s message, given during the opening ceremony of the new Turkish Embassy building in Berlin, that Turkey was striving with determination to achieve full membership to the EU.

In response to the message, Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, stated in his opening speech that KAS has diligently supported Turkey in its full membership endeavours since the start of the process, noting that he regarded the negotiations as an opportunity for strengthening common values.