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Thursday, January 7, 2010
FULYA �ZERKAN
ANKARA � H�rriyet Daily News
�Whatever is written in the coalition government contract is valid. Turkey�s integration into the EU is in Germany�s interest,� says German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. �This is, however, an open-ended process, not an automatic one. I am sure the Turkish government will keep up with reforms�

�This is clear for Germans that we keep the promises we make. Pacta sund servanda. That�s my view,� Guido Westerwelle told a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoğlu, in Ankara.

�I am behind my words,� said Westerwelle, while noting he personally fought hard at the December summit of the EU in Brussels for the opening of the environment chapter in Turkish-EU negotiations.

He, however, gave a humorous response to a question about Merkel�s opposition to Turkey�s EU bid and her party�s proposed privileged partnership for Turkey. �I am speaking here not as a tourist in shorts but as a member of the coalition government,� which led to smiles in the press room.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=german-fm-pacta-sund-servanda-2010-01-07

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Thursday, January 7, 2010
VATICAN CITY � The Associated Press


Pope Benedict XVI is seeking more freedom for the Catholic Church in Turkey.

The pontiff said Thursday that while Catholics in predominantly Muslim Turkey appreciate the freedom of worship guaranteed by the Constitution, the Catholic Church is waiting for civil juridical recognition.

The Catholic Church is not formally registered in Turkey, unlike religions practiced by Turkey's non-Muslim minorities such as Orthodox Greeks and Jews. This makes it difficult for the Catholic and Protestant churches, for example, to set up new places of worship.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=pope-seeks-more-freedom-for-catholics-in-turkey-2010-01-07