Thursday, July 08, 2010

Turkey says EU membership is top priority

"Turkey says EU membership is top priority

By Roula Khalaf and David Gardner

Published: July 8 2010 19:59 | Last updated: July 8 2010 19:59

Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday dismissed concerns that his country was moving away from the west as “nonsense,” insisting that Ankara’s main strategic objective was to join the European Union."

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