Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Martti Ahtisaari, chairman of the Independent Commission on Turkey, in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Following the meeting, Davutoglu said that the meeting discussed Turkey's relations with the European union, recent developments in Cyprus, Turkey's foreign policy on the Caucasus and the Middle East as well as Turkey's ongoing reform process.

Stating that Ahtisaari had significant contributions to Turkey's EU process and also to global peace, Davutoglu said former Finnish president won the 2008 Nobel peace prize thanks to his efforts.

The Independent Commission on Turkey analyzed Turkey's EU membership process very well in its impartial reports, Davutoglu said, and he pointed out the importance of commission's activities.

On his part, Ahtisaari said that he would be in the Turkish capital on Thursday to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.


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