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KAPAK

Avrasya Bölgesi’ndeki ülkelerin Türkiye’ye dönük ya Ekonomi Zirveleri din adamlar›n›n da ilgisini çek-
ilgi ve iliflkileri Avrasya Ekonomi Zirveleri ne mektedir. Katolik dünyas›n›n, Ortodoks birlikteli¤i-
yönde ve nas›l etkilendi? nin, Müslüman aleminin, Musevilik camias›n›n ve
Akkan Suver: Onalt› y›lda, ortaya koydu¤umuz iti- Budist çevrelerin temsil edildi¤i Avrasya Ekonomi
bar bizi Avrasya s›n›rlar›n›n d›fl›na tafl›d›. Zirveleri’ne Prenses, Prens düzeyinde de kat›l›mlar
Afrika’dan Latin Amerika ülkelerine kadar bir co¤- olmaktad›r.
rafyada, Avrasya Ekonomi Zirveleri art›k kabul gören Mütevazi imkanlarla gerçeklefltirdi¤imiz Avrasya
uluslararas› bir prestij birlikteli¤i olarak de¤erlendi- Ekonomi Zirveleri’ne yabanc›lar›n inan›lmaz ölçüde
rilmektedir. ve çapta kat›l›mlar›n›; bizler, bir sivil toplum kurulu-
Daha genifl bir deyimle yaln›z devlet adamlar› ta- flunun baflar›s›ndan çok, devletimizin yüksek düzey-
raf›ndan de¤il, ifl dünyas›nca da takdir edilen Avras- deki itibar›n›n bir iflareti olarak de¤erlendirmekteyiz.

How and from what direction have Eurasian among its participants.
countries’ interests and relations with respect We consider the incredible amount of foreign in-
to Turkey affected the Eurasian Economic terest in and participation at the Eurasian Economic
Summits? Summits, which we execute with modest means, as
Akkan Suver: The reputation we have establis- a sign of our state’s high esteem, not of our success
hed in the last sixteen years has carried us beyond as a civil society organization.
the frontiers of Eurasia. The Eurasian Economic As you know, the Marmara Group Foundation is
Summits are now perceived as a prestigious gathe- a civil thought organization. The activities we have
ring in lands stretching from Africa to Latin America. initiated as a civilian thought organization are ac-
In broader terms, not only statesmen but the in- cepted in the international arena in the name of the
ternational business world and clergymen have al- existence of civilian conviction.
so come to appreciate the Eurasian Economic Sum- The realization of Turkey’s EU road map is the
mits. The Catholic World, Orthodox groups, the Marmara Group Foundation’s ideal, its goal. At this
Muslim World, Jewish Community and Buddhist point I would like to stress that there is no adequa-
circles are all represented at the Eurasian Economic te praise for the image our state has presented to
Summits, which also counts princes and princesses the world,

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