Cameron backs Turkey's EU ambitions
Updated on 27 July 2010
Prime Minister David Cameron has called for a step-change in trade links between Britain and Turkey, setting out an ambition of doubling their value over the next five years.
Speaking to business leaders in Ankara, Mr Cameron said Turkey was vital for the UK's economy, security and diplomacy, and he criticised those who oppose the country joining the European Union, saying they made him "angry".
He said: "Everyone's talking about the BRICs - the fast-growing emerging, economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Turkey is Europe's BRIC. And yet we export more to Ireland than we export to Brazil, Russia, India, China and Turkey all combined. No disrespect to our partners in Ireland, but we have to change that."
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