"Turkey threat to quit EU talks
NICOLA SMITH
IN BRUSSELS
TURKEY is threatening to walk away from talks on joining the European Union if it is offered anything less than full membership, claiming some member states see the EU as a 'Christian club'.
The warning, from the country's foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, cast a shadow over a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Wales yesterday, which was billed as an opportunity to discuss the future of the negotiations.
The EU pledged last December to open talks with Turkey on 3 October, but European leaders have been increasingly questioning whether their citizens are ready to accept the huge Muslim nation, which is significantly poorer than any current EU nation."
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