"Human Rights Issue Highlighted in Turkey as EU Membership Talks Approach
Ahead of the historical European Union accession talks with Turkey next month, the human rights situation of the predominantly Muslim nation has again been highlighted as a major obstacle.
Posted: Wednesday, September 28 , 2005, 9:59 (UK)
Ahead of the historical European Union accession talks with Turkey next month, the human rights situation of the predominantly Muslim nation has again been highlighted as a major obstacle. Most recently, the President of Greece openly urged Turkey to respect religious freedom.
Human Rights Issue Highlighted in Turkey as EU Membership Talks Approach
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (as.wn.com)
'If Turkey hopes to sincerely and substantially enter into the EU on the basis of its principles and values, it should adopt the fundamental principles of democracy,' the Greek President Carolos Papoulias said as he greeted the visiting Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I on Thursday, according to the Middle East Times. "
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