Thursday, April 10, 2008

EU-Turkey to Hold Accession Talks

"EU-Turkey to Hold Accession Talks

ANKARA, April 10--European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso arrived for talks in Ankara Thursday as simmering political tensions pose a new threat to Turkey's struggling bid to join the European Union.

Barroso, accompanied by Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, is expected to urge Ankara to re-focus on reforms demanded by the EU when he meets President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and parliamentary opposition leaders later Thursday."

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