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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Turkey sees France's Hollande lifting EU veto | Reuters

Turkey sees France's Hollande lifting EU veto

By Ayla Jean Yackley and Ceyda Caglayan

ISTANBUL | Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:20pm EDT

(Reuters) - Turkey expects France to unblock talks that are essential if it is ever to join the European Union, now that Socialist President Francois Hollande has replaced Nicolas Sarkozy who was outspoken in opposing the Muslim country's bid to join the bloc.

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