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    GUL SATISFIED WITH CZECH SUPPORT FOR EU

    Hurriyet
    April 30 2009
    Turkey

    ISTANBUL - After meeting with his Czech Republic counterpart in Prague
    yesterday, President Abdullah Gul expressed his satisfaction with
    the support extended by President Vaclav Klaus to Turkey's European
    Union membership process.

    "Turkey is determined to further improve its political, economic
    and commercial relations with the Czech Republic," Gul said at the
    meeting of the Turkish-Czech Business Council.

    "Both Turkey and the Czech Republic have made significant economic
    progress recently and are among the countries least affected by
    the global crisis," Gul added. "Trade volume between Turkey and the
    Czech Republic increased to $2 billion in 2008, from $260 million
    in 2000. There have been especially encouraging investments in the
    sectors of energy, medicine, tourism and construction."

    For his part, Czech Republic President Klaus said he very selfishly
    favored Turkey becoming a member of the EU because Turkey's accession
    would further strengthen both the EU and its economy.

    Normalization with Armenia

    President Gul meanwhile said a possible accord to normalize ties
    between Turkey and Armenia would benefit Azerbaijan and stabilize
    the entire Caucasus region, reported the Associated Press.

    Turkey announced last week that the two countries, bitterly divided
    over Ottoman-era killings of ethnic Armenians, had agreed on a road
    map for normalizing relations and reaching reconciliation.
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