"'Religious and Cultural Differences do not Hinder EU Membership'
Nearly 200 academics, journalists, politicians and religious figures from Turkey, Europe and the US gathered in Brussels for the 8th meeting of the Abant Platform, which was titled 'Turkey's EU Process: Culture, Identity and Religion.' Among the participants was a representative from the European Catholic Church Association, who said yesterday, 'European Union membership for Muslim Turkey has no drawbacks.'"
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