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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

United Press International - Security & Terrorism - EU presses Turkey on military reform

"EU presses Turkey on military reform

BRUSSELS, April 4 (UPI) -- The European Union has urged Turkey to beef up efforts to keep its military under civilian control, as the country faces its worst civil unrest in years.

Although Turkey, which is a candidate for membership of the Brussels-based

club, is rapidly changing to meet the bloc's exacting standards, a senior European Commission official told a conference in Brussels that the 'pace of change of Turkey's reform has slowed down in the last year.'"

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