Germany's Merkel reassures Turkey on EU
BARCELONA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who campaigned against full Turkish membership of the European Union, sought to reassure Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday that she would not stand in the way of negotiations. The conservative Merkel, who took office last week, met Erdogan on the sidelines of a Euro-Mediterranean summit in Barcelona and accepted his invitation to visit Ankara.
Asked whether they had discussed her opposition to Turkish accession, she told reporters: "We talked about the fact that 'pacta sunt servanda' (Latin for agreements must be respected) applies, and that things will develop well."
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