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Sat, Feb 11 2012
Ankara reaffirms support for Pristina
Fatmir Sejdiu, president of Kosovo.
Full state honours and pledges of support greeted Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu on arrival on a visit to Turkey, media reports said.
In Pristina, media said that Sejdiu was assured of Turkey’s continuing support for Kosovo.
Turkish president Abdullah Gul said that Turkey supported the efforts of Kosovo authorities to reestablish law and order in the north, and called on the countries of the Balkans region to build good neighbourly relations.
"Turkey sees Kosovo as its sister because we have a strong Turkish community there, and this plays a bridging role between the two countries," Gul said.
"We believe that, when the time comes, Kosovo will strongly take its place in the European and Atlantic structures, Nato and the EU," Gul said, according to Turkey’s Hurriyet website.
Gul said that stability and security in the Balkans are of importance to Turkey, Serbian news agency Beta said.
Sejdiu said that Turks living in Kosovo and Kosovo citizens in Turkey are the golden bridge of co-operation and friendship between the "two countries".
At an opening ceremony for Ankara University's Research Centre on Southeast Europe, Sejdiu urged Turkish investors to take part in various sectors of Kosovo’s economy "and to do business in Kosovo without hesitation," he said.
In Pristina, media said that Sejdiu was assured of Turkey’s continuing support for Kosovo.
Turkish president Abdullah Gul said that Turkey supported the efforts of Kosovo authorities to reestablish law and order in the north, and called on the countries of the Balkans region to build good neighbourly relations.
"Turkey sees Kosovo as its sister because we have a strong Turkish community there, and this plays a bridging role between the two countries," Gul said.
"We believe that, when the time comes, Kosovo will strongly take its place in the European and Atlantic structures, Nato and the EU," Gul said, according to Turkey’s Hurriyet website.
Gul said that stability and security in the Balkans are of importance to Turkey, Serbian news agency Beta said.
Sejdiu said that Turks living in Kosovo and Kosovo citizens in Turkey are the golden bridge of co-operation and friendship between the "two countries".
At an opening ceremony for Ankara University's Research Centre on Southeast Europe, Sejdiu urged Turkish investors to take part in various sectors of Kosovo’s economy "and to do business in Kosovo without hesitation," he said.
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i am all for kosove but i am not for the turks interferring or giving "aid" to the albanians. we've had enough of their "aid" for 5 centuries. they're not doing it out of the goodness of their heart. they will be expecting something in return...believe it!
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Why wont the Turks ever be friendly to serbs??? Serbs were very important to the Turks during the ottoman times they never respected and saw the honor serbs served for them, yet the turks still continued slaughtering them...
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