Turkey's EU minister says Macedonia will be member of NATO, EU sooner or later

BURSA (A.A) - February 2, 2011 - Turkey's European Union (EU) minister and chief negotiator said on Thursday that Macedonia would be a member of NATO and the European Union (EU) sooner or later. Egemen Bagis said Turkey was proud to recognize Macedonia with its constitutional name, i.e. Republic of Macedonia. "If EU is the most comprehensive peace project of the history of humanity and if it is a union in which Brits, French, Dutch, Italian and Germans who have battled with each other for centuries can live in peace, it cannot let black holes in the heart of Europe, and therefore, Macedonia will become a member of NATO and EU sooner or later," Bagis said during Turkey-Macedonia Trade and Investment Forum in the northwestern province of Bursa.