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ITALY: NAPOLITANO, TURKEY ADDED VALUE FOR EUROPE
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, NOVEMBER 17 - ''Turkey represents an added value for Europe'', said Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano after talks with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul. It is necessary to continue, he added, negotiations for entry ''without obstructionism'' or second thoughts regarding the ''thoughtful, not superficial and still valid'' decision of the European Council in 2004. ''In a world profoundly changed as the one we live in'', said Napolitano, ''the European Union could play a decisive role only if it is more united, more integrated with more consistent and various presences. In the sense that Turkey is an added value for Europe''. Napolitano repeated Rome's support of Rome entry process of Turkey to the European Union, ''Italy remains faithful to the commitment signed in the 2004 Council of Europe together with other countries in the European Union. Any opinion on Turkey joining can be expressed but the 2004 decision remains a firm point''. Abdullah Gul thanked Napolitano for these considerations and for supporting the adhesion process. ''Europe which tore down the Berlin Wall twenty years ago perhaps wants to build another one somewhere else to exclude Turkey? If this is so, it is a lack of vision of the interests of Europe itself'', said the Turkish president, underlining that there are common visions between Italy and Turkey on this point and numerous points of the international agenda. Napolitano also pointed out the full identity of opinion with the UN reform and the common participation in Nato and EU missions in Afghanistan, the Balkans and other regions. The meeting showed the excellent level of bilateral relations, called by Napolitano ''exceptionally positive with ulterior possible of development''. On the economic plan, he said this prospective will be discussed in December during the Italy-Turkey summit. Napolitano also referred to the talks scheduled today in Rome between Turkish prime minister Erdogan and Italian premier, Silvio Berlusconi during the FAO summit.(ANSAmed).