Speaking to reporters during a joint press conference with Erdogan in Ankara on 23 February, German Prime Minister Gerhard Schroeder affirmed his government's backing of full EU membership for Turkey.
Na zajedničkoj konferenciji za novinare sa Erdoganom u Ankari 23. februara, nemački kancelar Gerhard Šreder potvrdio je podršku svoje vlade punopravnom članstvu Turske u EU.