"We are both of the opinion that on 17 December it is about a decision that should give Turkey the opportunity to negotiate with the Commission with the explicit aim of Turkey joining the EU and with no other aim," Schroeder said after a meeting with Chirac in Berlin, preceding three-way talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Obojica smatramo kako je 17. prosinac dan za odluku kojom bi Turskoj trebalo pružiti mogućnost za početak pregovora s komisijom s jasnim ciljem priključenja Turske EU i niti jednim drugim ciljem”, kazao je Schroeder nakon sastanka sa Chiracom u Berlinu, uoči trilateralnih razgovora s turskim premijerom Recepom Tayyipom Erdoganom.