"'Muslim Turkey to Enrich Diversity of EU'
By Cihan News Agency
Published: Friday, March 03, 2006
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'Turkey, with its overwhelmingly Muslim population, will enrich the diversity of the European Union (EU),' said the Spanish Parliament Speaker Manuel Marin on Thursday during a Wednesday meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul in Madrid.
Marin said both the government and the Spanish opposition backed Turkey on its road to EU accession. Turkey became much more important following the terrorist bombings in Madrid, and that it is a model country for the Islamic world."
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