ISTANBUL
Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Turkey has been taking important steps and fulfilling important reforms.
Bagis and Denmark's EU Minister Nicolai Wammen participated in a conference on Turkey's EU accession process at Istanbul's Kultur University.
Turkey and the EU officially launched "the Positive Agenda" process to revitalize Turkey's stalled accession talks, Bagis recalled.
Working groups have been formed on eight chapters which could not be opened in the country's EU accession process, he said, stating that Turkey was continuing its reforms.
Wammen said that Denmark's EU term presidency brought a new momentum to Turkey-EU relations.
Both Turkey and the EU would benefit from Turkey's EU accession, he said.
Wammen said a solution to the Cyprus issue would bring a brand new dimension to accession talks.
Turkey has taken important steps in regard to democracy, he added.
