“Turkey is the most western state in the East and the most eastern state of the West,” Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis told in the interview with TRT TV channel. According to him, “Giving the back to West, Turkey will be unable to progress in the East, while otherwise it will fail to achieve progress in the West.”

Bagis is confident that Turkey’s foreign policy is aimed at transformation of the country into “center of the globe”. Turkey that is carrying out active foreign policy “rapidly moves forward on the way to acquire a status of world power.” In the frames of prioritized foreign policy strategy “zero problems with neighbors”, Turkey undertook crucial steps in relations with Armenia, Syria and Iraq. The country intends to open new landmark in the talks with EU by this year end. “West acknowledges Turkey’s potential,” considers Bagis.