Recalling that Turkey backed its northern neighbour's admission into NATO in 2004, he said he expected reciprocal support from Sofia for his country's bid to join the Union, in line with the principles of solidarity within the Euro-Atlantic community.
Podsećajući da je Turska podržala prijem svog severnog suseda u NATO 2004. godine, on je rekao da očekuje recipročnu podršku Sofije za nastojanja njegove zemlje da se pridruži EU, u skladu sa principima solidarnosti unutar evroatlantske zajednice.