"Turkey, Eu : Ankara to pursue EU reforms despite partial talks freeze
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdallah Gül: “There is disarray in the European Union. Some members are confused, they mix up great strategic issues with small ones”
Turkey will pursue reforms to align itself with European Union norms despite a partial freeze of its membership talks, Foreign Minister Abdallah Gül has said, describing the EU sanction as only a temporary setback to the country’s European aspirations.
“Turkey is committed to its EU target. There is no deviation from this target after the latest EU decision”, Gül told a news conference in Ankara.
“The importance we attach to reforms has not decreased -- on the contrary it has increased”, he said. “We are aware that we still have shortcomings and we will speedily proceed with the reforms”."
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