"EU and Turkey agree terms
Staff and agencies
Monday October 3, 2005
EU and Turkish officials reached a deal today clearing the way for Turkey's accession talks to begin, both parties said.
Following an announcement earlier this afternoon by EU foreign ministers, their Turkishs counterpart, Abdullah Gul, confirmed from Ankara tonight that an agreement had been reached and that a delegation would be departing for Luxembourg."
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