"Erdogan to visit EU countries to push for accession talks
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, and State Minister for the Economy and Turkey’s chief European Union negotiator Ali Babacan will visit leading EU countries in September to rally support ahead of Ankara's accession talks planned for October 3. During their meetings, Erdogan, Gul and Babacan are expected to separately reiterate that there are no obstacles to Turkey beginning its talks since it had met all the conditions.
Stress will be put on the fact that recognition of Greek Cyprus shouldn’t be a precondition to begin talks and that there can be no recognition before a resolution is reached on the island. In related news, Erdogan and Gul are expected to attend a summit of UN heads of state and government, set to be held in New York on September 14-16."
Hurriyetim-Erdogan to visit EU countries to push for accession talks