Friday, May 20, 2005

JTW News - Dervis Urges EU Membership and Nothing But

"Dervis Urges EU Membership and Nothing But
The New Anatolian / Istanbul

Any option other than full membership in the European Union is unacceptable for Turkey, Kemal Dervis, new head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), said yesterday.

Dervis, a former Turkish parliamentarian and economy minister, made the remarks at a conference entitled �Turkey at the Threshold of Participation Negotiations,� held by the Bogazici University European Studies Center students' forum."

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