"Israel welcomes Turkey's EU membership prospect
AFP: 12/20/2004
ANKARA, Dec 20 (AFP) - Israel on Monday congratulated Turkey for the green light it received last week to start membership talks with the European Union.
'Israel congratulated the Turkish government and people on the European Councils decision to start accession talks,' a statement released by the Israeli embassy here said.
'Israel sees in the EUs enlargement and Turkeys accession to the EU a contribution to strengthening regional stability, democracy, cooperation and socio-economic prosperity,' the statement said. "
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