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Tuesday, December 21, 2004

The Messenger:The importance of Turkey's EU bid for Georgia

"The importance of Turkey's EU bid for Georgia
The historical decision made by the EU to start negotiations with Turkey in regard to the nation's possible accession into the union has inspired great interest in the South Caucasus. It is clear that negotiations will not be finished in the near future, but the beginning of this process and its result will have a crucial impact on Georgia and the South Caucasus as a whole.
It will not be easy for the EU to rule on Turkey's entry into the organization. As pointed out by the newspaper 24 Saati, Turkey is a very big, rather poor Muslim country located mostly outside of Europe. The EU now must determine which result will bring more problems: allowing Turkey to join or rejecting the country's bid. "

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