"The EU should hold to its word on Turkey
By Martti Ahtisaari and Albert Rohan
Commentary by
Monday, September 19, 2005
Turkey's people are feeling increasingly disappointed at the widely reported hesitations of some European Union leaders to start accession negotiations on October 3, as was agreed last year. There has always been a segment of Turkish public opinion convinced that their country would never be accepted into Europe, and that every time it came closer to EU membership new obstacles would be erected. Some of us have tried to persuade Turkish friends to have greater trust in the EU, a club of honorable countries that respect their commitments. Whether or not this confidence was well placed will soon be revealed."
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