"You cannot tell the Turks for 40 years: 'You have a European vocation but unfortunately, you are not a democracy ... do that and we will warmly welcome you.' And now they are doing it and we now we tell them: 'We're very sorry.
"Ne možete Turskoj 40 godina govoriti: 'Imate europske sklonosti, ali na žalost vi niste demokracija... postanite to i mi ćemo vas srdačno dočekati.' Oni to sada čine i mi im sada kažemo: 'Jako nam je žao.