Njemački ministar vanjskih poslova Guido Westerwelle, čija zemlja uz Francusku tvrdi da bi se Turskoj trebala ponuditi jedna vrsta "privilegiranog partnerstva", a ne punopravno članstvo kad ona završi pregovore o pristupanju EU, izrazio je podršku reformskim naporima Ankare.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, whose country, along with France, insists that Turkey should be offered some sort of a "privileged partnership" rather than full-fledged membership when it completes its EU entry talks, voiced support for Ankara's reform efforts.