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Monday, August 29, 2005

JTW Interview - The Target is Full membership to the EU

"The Target is Full membership to the EU
By Balcicek PAMIR, True

Whenever I see the minister of foreign affairs Abdullah G�l, I want to say ‘What’s going to happen with the EU?’. I suppose there are many who are asking such questions, because he starts talking about this before l even ask him. When G�l says ‘There is no reason to feel hopeless, the doors of the European Union aren’t closed, but are widely open’ , all l can do is to turn on the recorder to record what he says. Abdullah G�l, whom l met within the Foreign Ministry Residence, replies my question ‘Even against all these odds like the negative opinions on the world press and the impositions, you are saying that the doors are opened?’ with ‘From the intellectuals to politicians to common people, all of us have a lack of confidence. We can’t get over this’. We talked with the minister of foreign affairs about the point where we stand and the future possibilities. I hope that you’ll read the answers with interest."

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