Forpligtelserne, som er fastholdt i Ankara-protokollen, skal absolut overholdes, og det var dårlig europæisk timing, netop at afgive disse erklæringer i sidste uge, hvilket er meget skuffende for alle dem, der har lagt sig i selen for denne europæiske retning, for Tyrkiets tilknytning til Europa.
The obligations contained in the Ankara Protocol must be honoured in full, and, coming when they did, the statements of last week, which have been very disappointing for all those who have shown great commitment to the European route of binding Turkey to Europe, were an example of particularly bad timing on our part.