"On Turkey, Paris and Berlin unite
The Associated Press, Reuters
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
BERLIN France and Germany on Tuesday stood behind Turkey's campaign to join the European Union, although President Jacques Chirac of France stuck by his plan to hold a referendum on the issue and said membership negotiations could take years.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey was in Berlin trying to cement new economic ties with Europe by signing a deal to buy European airplanes and pressing for support ahead of a December EU summit meeting that will decide whether to talks begin on Turkey joining the 25-nation bloc."
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