EU Minister Bagis departs for Denmark

ISTANBUL (A.A) - December 6, 2011 - Turkish Minister for European Union (EU) Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis has departed from Istanbul on Tuesday and is on his way to Denmark where he will hold bilateral talks. Speaking to reporters at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport prior to his departure, Egemen Bagis said that "the EU would not be the only topic on our agenda in Denmark. We will discuss cooperation against the terrorist organization PKK". Denmark will assume the EU term presidency in January. We believe that it is the right time to share Turkey's sensitivity on the EU with Danish officials. We will meet with the representatives of the Turkish community living in Denmark, Bagis said. "Surely, the EU will not be the single topic on our agenda. We will discuss cooperation against the terror organization PKK in Denmark. We will bring up the activities of Roj TV that calls on people to be a part of the PKK terror. I believe that the Danish judiciary is also working on Roj TV. Our current trip to Denmark would be beneficial for Turkey at a time when a court case against Roj TV continued," Bagis underlined. Bagis will meet Danish Minister of European Cooperation Nicolai Wammen. Bagis will deliver a speech at a conference titled "EU-Turkey relations and Danish Term Presidency". Bagis will meet the Danish Speaker of Parliament Mogens Lykketoft. Bagis also will meet Danish Minister of Economic and Interior Affairs Margrethe Vestager. Egemen Bagis will return to Turkey on Wednesday night.