"US urges EU not to close door on Turkish membership
Published: Monday December 4, 2006
Brussels/Berlin- A leading US official on Monday warned the European Union against closing the door on Turkish membership of the 25-nation bloc, saying such a move would be a major 'strategic miscalculation.' US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns told reporters in Brussels that Washington firmly backed Ankara's drive to join the EU. "
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