"Delebarre calls for closer regional ties between EU and Turkey
Cooperation between the EU and Turkey must be strengthened at local and regional level, regardless of the state of play over Turkey's EU membership bid.
This was the keynote message from Committee of the Regions president Michel Delebarre following talks with the mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbas."
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