Sunday, July 01, 2007

Turkey's Gul Says EU Petty, Lacks Vision

"Turkey's Gul Says EU Petty, Lacks Vision
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul accused the European Union on Sunday of playing 'petty games' with his country.

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul accused the European Union on Sunday of playing "petty games" with his country and of lacking a broad vision.

Turkey began EU membership talks in 2005 but the bloc has frozen talks in eight policy areas over Ankara's Cyprus policy. Nicolas Sarkozy's election as French president has also strained ties because he is opposed to Turkey ever joining the EU."

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