"Turkish premier rejects opposition call to shun Ankara Agreement protocol
Jun 18, 2005, 21:10 GMT
Text of report by Turkish TRT 1 television on 18 June
[Presenter] Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has responded to CHP [Republican People's Party] leader Deniz Baykal, who called on the government not to sign the additional protocol of the Ankara Agreement. Erdogan said: What is the point of saying a prayer which will not be accepted? If you do that, your reputation in the world will sink to zero. "
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