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  • ANKARA: Duff: Turkey Must Now Strengthen Its Efforts To Adapt To EU

    DUFF: TURKEY MUST NOW STRENGTHEN ITS EFFORTS TO ADAPT TO EU STANDARDS

    ABHaber, Belgium
    EU-Turkey News Network
    Sept 27 2006

    Andrew Duff, (UK, Lib Dem MEP) and a vice president of the EP
    delegation for relations with Turkey reacted to today's vote:

    "The European Parliament has taken two steps forwards and one step
    back in its approach towards the controversial issue of Turkish
    EU membership.

    It is good news that MEPs have dropped their demand that Turkey
    recognises Ottoman 'genocide' against the Armenians as a precondition
    of accession.

    And the Parliament is right to maintain its overall support for the
    modernisation of Turkey along European lines.

    It is a pity, however, that we have missed our chance to add value to
    the search for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem. The
    EU still needs to fulfil its commitment to ending the isolation of
    the Turkish Cypriot community.

    Many MEPs are ignorant of the geo-political importance of embracing
    Turkey fully within the European family. Despite its many current
    difficulties, Turkey should be encouraged to continue developing a
    European brand of Islam which will help to unite East and West. And
    without Turkey the European Union will hardly succeed in building a
    serious common foreign, security and defence policy.

    Turkey must now strengthen its efforts to adapt to EU standards,
    especially with respect to freedom of expression.
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