"Turkey: Gul warns Chirac on exploiting the Cyprus issue
16:11 - 31 August 2005 - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Ankara was ready to 'establish relations with the new partnership state that will emerge following a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus', Turkish Daily News reports.
'Turkey's political will to be a full member of the EU is stronger than ever, and it is only natural for us to interact increasingly with all EU members on the way to Turkey's full membership in the union,' Gul told the Turkish Daily News in an apparent response to French President Jacques Chriac, who has repeatedly demanded Turkey's recognition of Greek Cyprus even as Ankara's accession negotiations with the bloc are due to open on Oct. 3."
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