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Fri, 02/25/2011 - 22:23
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French president says EU has not decided to negotiate with Turkey for membership
ANKARA (A.A) - 25.02.2011 - The French president said on Friday that the European Union (EU) had not decided to negotiate with Turkey for membership.
Nicolas Sarkozy said some EU member states did not think that negotiations should be halted because Turkey was a big country and the EU and Turkey should get closer to each other.
Negotiations were beneficial to that end, Sarkozy told a joint press conference with Turkey's President Abdullah Gul in Ankara.
Sarkozy is visiting Turkey as the head of the rotating presidency of the G20.
The French president said Cyprus issue had a role in Turkey's EU membership process, and he thought that it would be better to continue negotiating and reaching a compromise instead of having a deadlock one day.
Sarkozy said everyone could have a different opinion, countries could have red lines, and underlined importance of talking for a compromise.
The French president said he could understand Turkey's sensitivity about Libya, but France thought that Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi should leave office.
Sarkozy said the systematic violence against Libyan people was unacceptable, and France thought that it should be investigated and punished.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council should discuss developments in Libya, and al-Qadhafi and people cooperating with him should be sent to criminal courts, Sarkozy said.
Sarkozy highlighted importance of a wide-scale humanitarian aid plan, and said those countries should get freer
The French president said he knew Turkey well, and even a single Turk would not accept an outsider to determine the future of his/her country.
What was new in Middle East was that the nations in the region wanted democracy, social and economic development, Sarkozy said.
Sarkozy said Turkey and Europe were assuming a common responsibility to help those nations.
Moreover, Sarkozy said it was high time that they had brought up Union for Mediterranean vision, and the European Council should debate this union and Europe's relations with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.
Sarkozy said the world was at an intersection point, and the new geopolitical facts should be taken into consideration.
Nicolas Sarkozy said some EU member states did not think that negotiations should be halted because Turkey was a big country and the EU and Turkey should get closer to each other.
Negotiations were beneficial to that end, Sarkozy told a joint press conference with Turkey's President Abdullah Gul in Ankara.
Sarkozy is visiting Turkey as the head of the rotating presidency of the G20.
The French president said Cyprus issue had a role in Turkey's EU membership process, and he thought that it would be better to continue negotiating and reaching a compromise instead of having a deadlock one day.
Sarkozy said everyone could have a different opinion, countries could have red lines, and underlined importance of talking for a compromise.
The French president said he could understand Turkey's sensitivity about Libya, but France thought that Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi should leave office.
Sarkozy said the systematic violence against Libyan people was unacceptable, and France thought that it should be investigated and punished.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council should discuss developments in Libya, and al-Qadhafi and people cooperating with him should be sent to criminal courts, Sarkozy said.
Sarkozy highlighted importance of a wide-scale humanitarian aid plan, and said those countries should get freer
The French president said he knew Turkey well, and even a single Turk would not accept an outsider to determine the future of his/her country.
What was new in Middle East was that the nations in the region wanted democracy, social and economic development, Sarkozy said.
Sarkozy said Turkey and Europe were assuming a common responsibility to help those nations.
Moreover, Sarkozy said it was high time that they had brought up Union for Mediterranean vision, and the European Council should debate this union and Europe's relations with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.
Sarkozy said the world was at an intersection point, and the new geopolitical facts should be taken into consideration.
