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    EU/national security

    The National Security Council issued a statement welcoming the fact that the
    EU had given Turkey an accession talks start date but warning that Turkey must
    be ready to deal with any problems arising during negotiations. The statement
    said: "It was emphasized how important it was for certain negative points in
    the [EU] summit decision to be eliminated so that the accession talks process,
    which aims for full membership, can be conducted on sustainable grounds not
    containing any conditions or discriminating against Turkey." Among the issues
    which the council envisaged might be problematic were security problems
    connected with Cyprus and the Aegean, the alleged Armenian genocide problem and the
    issue of minorities.

    (Hurriyet web site, Istanbul, in Turkish 31 Dec 04)
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