"Deal boosts Turkish hopes on start of EU talks
By Daniel Dombey in Brussels
Published: September 11 2005 18:51 | Last updated: September 11 2005 18:51
Turkey's hopes of beginning membership talks with the European Union on time on October 3 have been boosted by an Anglo-French deal removing one of the chief obstacles.
British diplomats hope the outline deal, which concerns Turkey's relations with Cyprus, will speed preparations for the talks, since France is the most influential of the countries that have voiced reservations about the accession process."
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