The EU's unwillingness to admit Turkey as a full-fledged member is partly to blame for the recent decline in Turkish-Israeli relations, as well as for Ankara's drift from the West, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday (June 9th).
Nespremnost EU da prizna Tursku kao punopravnu članicu djelomice snosi krivnju za novo slabljenje u odnosima Turske i Izraela, kao i za iskorak Ankare od Zapada, izjavio je u srijedu (9. lipnja) američki ministar obrane Robert Gates.