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U.S. WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING TURKEY ACCESION TO THE EU20
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.02.2009 00:27 GMT+04:00
Turkey's Chief EU Negotiator, State Minister Egemen Bagis believes
the U.S. support to Turkey's accession to the EU would continue under
the Obama administration, turkishweekly.net reports.
Bagis received U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, James Jeffrey in
Ankara. Bagis told reporters that the U.S. always attached great
importance to Turkey's accession to the EU and extended open support
to Turkey during membership negotiations.
"I'm sure the U.S. support to Turkey's full membership goal will
continue with the new U.S. administration under Obama's Presidency,"
said Bagis.
Also speaking during the visit, Jeffrey said the U.S. had been
supporting Turkey's accession to the EU.
Jeffrey said Turkey, a democratic and secular country, was an important
ally of the United States. He said Turkey would play an important
role in the west noting that Turkey's future was important for the
United States.
PanARMENIAN.Net
27.02.2009 00:27 GMT+04:00
Turkey's Chief EU Negotiator, State Minister Egemen Bagis believes
the U.S. support to Turkey's accession to the EU would continue under
the Obama administration, turkishweekly.net reports.
Bagis received U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, James Jeffrey in
Ankara. Bagis told reporters that the U.S. always attached great
importance to Turkey's accession to the EU and extended open support
to Turkey during membership negotiations.
"I'm sure the U.S. support to Turkey's full membership goal will
continue with the new U.S. administration under Obama's Presidency,"
said Bagis.
Also speaking during the visit, Jeffrey said the U.S. had been
supporting Turkey's accession to the EU.
Jeffrey said Turkey, a democratic and secular country, was an important
ally of the United States. He said Turkey would play an important
role in the west noting that Turkey's future was important for the
United States.