"Turkey's EU Bid Contributes to Mid East Democracy Dialogue
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Alan Larson, has said that Turkey's European Union (EU) membership bid will contribute to the work of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue group, within the Greater Middle East and North Africa Initiative.
At the foreign press center in Washington, Larson spoke to journalists along with US President George W. Bush's Assistant to the National Security Adviser, Faryar Shirzad, about the Initiative. The next meeting on the Initiative will be held in Morocco on December 11, 2004.
At the latest G-8 summit held in the state of Georgia in the US, Turkey, Yemen, and Italy were included among the partners of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue group.
Larson emphasizing that Turkey is not perceived as being in the Middle East or the Greater Middle East, 'Turkey is one of the European countries and hopes to start negotiations with the European Union (EU) soon.'
08:40
11.11.2004
Anadolu Agency (aa)
Washington, D.C."
ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2004111113761)