"Turkey Hopes for a 2005 Start in Negotiations
Saturday, November 27 2004 @ 09:18 AM Central Standard Time
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul assured Turkey that membership negotiations with the European Union (EU) will take place in 2005.
Gul stressed yesterday that he does not think European Union (EU) leaders will delay negotiations until 2006.
The Minister reported that there is no final decision yet and that both the EU and Turkey mutually seek the sensitivity to implement these decisions. "
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