Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said Thursday that his EU-member country strongly supports Turkey's bid to join the Union.

At a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Zbogar said that this support was not given only by the Slovenian government but also it was a view of the Slovenian people.

He also said that there was a very good cooperation between Turkey and Slovenia.

Zbogar said he was proud to see Turkey as a strategic ally, adding that his country appreciated Turkey's active role in the international arena and impressed by steps taken by Turkey to resolve problems in the region.

"We are ready to move forward our cooperation," he said.

Davutoglu, on his part, described bilateral relations as perfect, saying the two countries had been working together in several issues regarding the Balkans.


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