"Kad pomislim šta je Turska učinila da odbranu Evrope kao saveznik NATO-a, te šta Turska danas radi u Afganistanu, uz naše evropske saveznike, mene ljuti to što vaš napredak ka članstvu u EU može biti ometan kao što i biva," izjavio je on.
"When I think about what Turkey has done to defend Europe as a NATO ally, and what Turkey is doing today in Afghanistan, alongside our European allies, it makes me angry that your progress towards EU membership can be frustrate d in the way it has been," he said.