Spain is in favour of EU accession for Turkey

The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently in Madrid, taking part in the first Alliance of Civilisations Forum organised by the UN and supported by Spain and Turkey. It aims to overcome misunderstandings between the Western and Muslim worlds. According to the daily, Spain and Turkey have good relations and these "could be further improved if, as Madrid desires, this big Mediterranean country were to be finally integrated into the EU. ... Faking those opposed to its accession because of its Muslim identity - as if Europe were a Christian club - , Spanish governments run by the Popular Party and by the Socialist Party have always maintained that if Turkey fulfils EU criteria, its Muslim roots are by no means a obstacle. They are even an enriching factor for European countries."

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