Først og fremmest glæder jeg mig over Richard Howitts forslag - og Simon Coveneys - om, at vi skal bygge videre på dagens nyttige meningsudveksling og afholde flere diskussioner om vores to beretninger.
Given that, in 2004, more applications for asylum were received throughout the EU from people of Turkish than of Iraqi nationality and that, even in 2005, Turkey remains the second most common country of origin of asylum seekers in Germany, for example, it can in no way be assumed that human rights have actually been implemented in Turkish society; and this in a country that is negotiating accession to the EU.