07 May 2010

Rector Paul Demaret visits Ankara

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Turkey

The Rector Paul Demaret visited Ankara on 7 May to participate in a reunion of Turkish College alumni and College alumni living in Turkey organised on the initiative of Mr Pol De Witte, Ambassador of Belgium to Turkey.

On this occasion the Rector addressed 60 alumni in the presence of Mr Egemen Bagis, Minister of European Affairs to Turkey and Chief Negotiator, of Ambassador Pierini, Head of the European Delegation, of Mr Bozkir, Secretary General for EU Affairs and of Mr Jean-Luc Dehaene, former Belgian Prime Minister and former President of the Administrative Council of the College of Europe.

The links between the College of Europe and Turkey have been developing gradually over the years, with the creation of new scholarships by the Turkish Government, on the initiative of Mr Bagis and the support of M Farouk Kaymakci, College alumnus, being the most recent illustration.

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