"Turkey shocked by Franco-German election rhetoric[fr][de]
Published: Monday 11 May 2009
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has strongly rejected German Chancellor Angela Merkel's idea of a 'privileged partnership' between the EU and Turkey, saying his country would not accept any alternative to full membership of the European Union."
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