BRUSSELS – Members of the European Parliament from the Labor Party of Britain have established a Friends of Turkey group in parliament. Speaking at the reception held to welcome the new group, the chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, Deniz Baykal said everyone should preserve optimism at a time when Turkey was also experiencing difficulties.
“The Friends of Turkey Group will contribute to this optimism,” Baykal said.
Source: www.hurriyet.com.tr, February 13, 2009