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Turkey sour over EU refusal to open talks | World | Reuters

"Turkey sour over EU refusal to open talks
Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:55PM BST

By Ingrid Melander

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkey criticised the European Union on Tuesday for refusing to extend membership talks to the politically sensitive area of economic and monetary policy, saying it hoped for progress soon.

The EU opened talks with Turkey on two new policy areas -- statistics and financial control -- a move that German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said proved Ankara's accession bid was and would remain on track."

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