"EU commission sees Turkey accession talks starting on time on Oct 3
08.23.2005, 11:41 AM
BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Union's executive commission said today it still expects accession negotiations with Turkey to open as scheduled on Oct 3 amid French pressure for a delay.
'As far as the views of the commission are concerned, the commission presented the negotiation framework for Turkey before the summer break... and of course it hopes and expects this will be adopted by the member states', said Krisztina Nagy, spokeswoman for EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn. "
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