"EU/TURKEY: FOLLINI, A LONG PATH HAS BEEN OPENED
(AGI) - Rome, Jan 20 - The vice Premier Marco Follini, answering during Question time at the House, speaking on the opening of negotiations for Turkey's adherence to the Union stated 'A violation of the principles of freedom, democracy and respect of human rights and of basic freedom could not bring about further thinking on the opportunity of suspending negotiations'. Follini made two statements: 'We are talking of the opening of negotiations, not of its conclusion. Furthermore, we are talking about Turkey's adherence to Europe, and not the opposite'. Moreover: 'The adhesion would mean a greater union of the European peoples in the name of peace, freedom and democracy. It's a long path, putting to the test the real worth of the respect of the values that are at the basis of the Union. The control of the effective process of political reform, of the overall respect of human rights, aware that one cannot talk of integration as long as forms of maltreatment or torture towards ethnic minorities and women are tolerated'. (AGI) .
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