"I would ask Chancellor Merkel and President Chirac to look for a balanced solution which on the one hand shows the consequences of non-compliance by a candidate state but at the same time keeps the accession process with Turkey alive, because of its strategic importance for both Europe and Turkey," Reuters quoted him as saying.
"Zamolio bih kancelarku Merkel i predsjednika Chiraca da traže uravnoteženo rješenje koje s jedne strane pokazuje posljedice neispunjenja obveza zemlje kandidata, ali istodobno održava u životu proces priključenja Turske, zbog njegova strateškog značaja i za Europu i za Tursku", izjavio je Rehn, a prenosi Reuters.