Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Turkey’s EU entry to end ‘cultural Cold War’

"Turkey’s EU entry to end ‘cultural Cold War’

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Turkey's entry to the European Union would end what he called “the cultural Cold War.” Speaking at the fourth Turkish-Italian Forum of Dialogue in Istanbul on Wednesday, Davutoğlu said there was no alternative to Turkey's policy of accession to the EU. “We expect the EU to remain loyal to the pledges it gave to Turkey,” he said. Italy's strong support to the Turkish EU bid is very important, the Turkish foreign minister added."

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