"Turkey Backs EU Membership for Bulgaria
2006-06-22 19:11:19 Xinhua
Turkey has voiced support for Bulgaria's membership of the European Union (EU), local media reported Thursday.
After a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Pirinski on Wednesday, Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said relations between Turkey and Bulgaria were excellent and there were no serious problems existing between the two sides.
On May 16, the European Committee postponed at the last moment its final recommendation on the EU memberships of Bulgaria and Romania and urged them to speed up reforms before their planned accession on Jan. 1, 2007. "
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