德国北莱茵-威斯特法伦州州长亨德里克·维斯特于周二呼吁改革欧盟-土耳其关税同盟并改善签证程序，他指出该州与土耳其有着紧密的经济和社会联系。
The premier of Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state, Hendrik Wust, called Tuesday for reform of the EU-Türkiye Customs Union and improvements to visa procedures, citing the state’s close economic and social ties with Türkiye.
维斯特在访问土耳其期间，于美国社交媒体公司X上写道：“没有任何一个地区像北莱茵-威斯特法伦州这样与土耳其在社会和经济上紧密相连。”“这种紧密的联系是我们所珍视的力量。”他补充说：“为此，我们还需要改革欧盟-土耳其关税同盟，并必须改善签证程序。我将为此继续努力。”
“No region is as closely connected to Türkiye socially and economically as North Rhine-Westphalia,” Wust wrote on US social media company X during a visit to Türkiye. “This close connection is a strength that we nurture.”“To do that, we also need reform of the EU-Türkiye Customs Union and must improve visa procedures. I will continue to work toward this,” he added.
维斯特在访问的第一天于安卡拉会见了土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安。他表示，他们大约50分钟的会谈主要集中在经济合作以及土耳其与北莱茵-威斯特法伦州之间的关系上，并且他提出了关税同盟现代化的议题。德国约三分之一的土耳其人口居住在北莱茵-威斯特法伦州。
Wust met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on the first day of his visit. He said their roughly 50-minute meeting focused mainly on economic cooperation and relations between Türkiye and North Rhine-Westphalia, and that he raised the modernization of the Customs Union. About one-third of Germany’s Turkish population lives in North Rhine-Westphalia.