"'Turkey capable of EU membership'
Saturday, January 29, 2005
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Despite the presence of a strong opposition to Turkey's EU bid from French politicians such as the new UMP chairman, Nicolas Sarkozy, who is getting ready to be President Jacques Chirac's successor, French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said yesterday that Turkey had the necessary qualifications to become an EU member. However, he added that starting negotiations didn't mean eventual EU membership.
�All options are open, but it's still the French citizens who will decide this (Turkey's EU membership),� said De Villepin. "
Turkish Daily News
