MADRID, MAY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Spain, Italy, Great Britain and U.S. supporting Turkey's membership to the European Union will ecplain the strategic importance of Turkey to France. Alberto Navarro, the Secretary of State on Relations with European Union of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain made such a statement relating to the statements made by newly-elected President of France Nicolas Sarkozy concerning hindering from Turkey's membership to the EU. Alberto Navarro expressed an opinion that Turkey becomes more and more European day by day: "France has an important meaning for Europe because of what one must reckon with it. But Spain, England, Italy and U.S. will explain the strategic meaning and importance of Turkey to France. We hope that Sarkozy will change his viewpoint during the time," he said. To recap, Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met on May 31 in Madrid with President of France Nicolas Sarkozy.

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