ANKARA, Turkey, Rajab 1, 1433, May 22, 2012, SPA - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul says he is confident that ties with France will improve fast under President Francois Hollande. Abdullah Gul met with Hollande late Monday on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Chicago and later told Turkish reporters the new French President's position was "opposite" to that of Nicolas Sarkozy in Ankara's bid to join the European Union. The Turkish President said he told Hollande that the two nations have no conflict of interest, according to a report of the Associated Press. He said: "I am sure they will make an assessment and our relations will rapidly change." --SPA 13:01 LOCAL TIME 10:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1000808