"Ankara denies claims of slowdown in reforms
By Leyla Boulton, David Gardner and Quentin Peel in London
Published: March 14 2005 20:12 | Last updated: March 14 2005 20:12
Abdullah Gul, Turkey's foreign minister, on Monday rejected suggestions that his government was suffering from 'reform fatigue', insisting that preparations to launch membership negotiations with the European Union in October were on track.
'We know that implementation [of the reforms] is most important,' he said in an interview with the Financial Times. 'We will continue. There is no way to stop this.' "
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