"Turska se nalazi upravo između Bliskog Istoka i Evrope, i nama nije potreban više nikakav podsjednik o strateškoj važnosti Turske za EU, s obzirom na to šta se danas dešava na Bliskom Istoku," rekao je Blair novinarima u Ankari nakon razgovora sa svojim turskim kolegom Recepom Tayyipom Erdoganom.
"Turkey is placed right between the Middle East and Europe and if we needed no other reminder of the strategic importance of Turkey to the EU, it is what is happening in the Middle East today," Blair told reporters in Ankara following talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.