"US involvement in the deal-making unsettles EU diplomats
By Daniel Dombey in Brussels
Published: October 4 2005 18:44 | Last updated: October 4 2005 18:44
Turkey EUJack Straw, British foreign secretary, could not contain his ebullience early on Tuesday when he hailed the start of European Union membership talks with Turkey.
After achieving the biggest breakthrough of Britain's EU presidency, Mr Straw excitedly whispered into the ear of his 'very good friend' Abdullah Gul, the Turkish foreign minister, draped his arm over Mr Gul's shoulder and allowed himself an exhausted grin. Thirty hours of talks with Ankara, Washington and other EU ministers had yielded the result London wanted, despite doubts voiced by Austria and Cyprus."
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