"Success of Turkey talks 'vital to whole world'
Updated: 8:41 a.m. ET Sept. 8, 2006
The European Union risks sending a dangerous signal to the Muslim world if Turkey membership negotiations collapse, Ankara's chief negotiator with Brussels warned on Thursday.
Ali Babacan said the consequence of a breakdown of negotiations would be "devastating", emphasising that Turkey's membership talks were a crucial event not just for Turkey and the EU "but also for the future of the world". "
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