Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Gov't reiterates position on EU-Turkey ties

"Gov't reiterates position on EU-Turkey ties

The government on Wednesday reiterated that Turkey must fulfill commitments it has undertaken towards the EU if its accession process is to progress.

'Turkey must fulfill a series of obligations that it hs undertaken in order for its accession process to proceed,' government spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos said during a regular press briefing and in reply to questions concerning Premier Costas Karamanlis' meeting in London on Tuesday with British PM Tony Blair. He also reiterated Greece's well-known positions on the issue of EU-Turkey relations."

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