Friday, December 15, 2006

theparliament.com - France faces EU-Turkey ‘gamble’

"France faces EU-Turkey ‘gamble’

Negotiating EU entry with Turkey is a “big gamble,” French president Jacques Chirac has said.

Speaking after a summit of European leaders on Friday, the French premier said Turkey’s road to EU entry was proving predictably difficult.

“Turkish entry is difficult I have always said that. It is a big gamble,” he told reporters."

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