"Turkey insists EU dream on course
Abdullah Gul (l) with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana
Abdullah Gul says he is confident about October talks
Turkey has insisted its hopes for full membership of the European Union are on course, despite tension with several existing members.
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told journalists he was confident that talks would start in October as planned.
Mr Gul had earlier been quoted as saying that Turkey would walk away from the EU for good if there were attempts to water down its membership."
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