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| Title: | Bush says Turkey should be a member of EU - (2008-06-11) | |||
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We strongly believe Turkey should be a member of the EU," Bush was quoted by Reuters as saying at the news conference. The United States appreciates Turkey's record of democratic and free market reforms and working to realize its EU aspirations, he added. The EU opened entry talks with Turkey in 2005, but there has been little progress amid disagreements over Cyprus and opposition from France and other EU countries, including Austria and Germany. The bloc also suspended negotiations in eight policy chapters because of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to Greek Cypriot vessels. |
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