Speaking to reporters during a joint press conference with Erdogan in Ankara on 23 February, German Prime Minister Gerhard Schroeder affirmed his government's backing of full EU membership for Turkey.
Na zajedničkoj tiskovnoj konferenciji s Erdoganom u Ankari 23. veljače, njemački kancelar Gerhard Schroeder potvrdio je potporu svoje vlade punopravnom članstvu Turske u EU.