"Turkey set for new reforms to strengthen democracy
April 12, 2006
ANKARA -- Turkey on Wednesday rejected criticism that it had lost its drive to align with EU norms and announced fresh reforms to further limit the powers of the military and expand the rights of non-Muslim minorities.
'Some say the reforms have stopped,' foreign minister Abdullah Gul told a news conference. 'This is not true. We are very determined to go ahead with the reforms.'"
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