ANKARA
"Turkey's fight against terrorism is not only the problem of our country, but it is an international matter. PKK kills our citizens, but on the other hand it poisons Europeans. By managing the biggest drug gang of Europe, it keeps poisoning European youngsters. In that sense, we have common interests with Europe and Europeans take the necessary steps on this issue," EU Minister & Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis told reporters during his meeting with Belgian Ambassador to Turkey Pol de Witte in the Turkish capital on Tuesday.
Bagis said the cooperation between Turkey and EU countries on counter-terrorism activities was at a much better level nowadays, saying even Denmark, which hosted Roj TV, had started to detain PKK members.
"We keep on displaying every effort to make the sensitivities of our nation be understood by Europeans," he said.
Bagis noted that he would be leaving for Brussels on Wednesday to hold a series of talks with Belgian authorities and officials from the European Commission.
The minister also said Prince Philippe of Belgium, accompanied by a crowded business delegation, would visit Turkey in mid-October and details of the upcoming visit would be discussed during his meeting with the Belgian ambassador.
"We attach great importance to this visit both in terms of bilateral and commercial ties, and relations with the EU," he said.
Upon a question on the latest news reports claiming that the draft law penalizing the denial of Armenian allegations on incidents of 1915 would soon be brought to the agenda of the French parliament again, Bagis said no decisions had been taken on the issue yet, but the Turkish ambassador in Paris closely monitored the developments.
