May 26, 2012
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[Press TV] Turkey seeks French support for EU bid
9 October 2009 / ,
President Abdullah Gül is touring France, hoping to persuade Paris to soften its fierce opposition to Turkey's membership in the European Union.
Gül arrived in Paris on Wednesday and met with foreign policy experts at the onset of his three-day visit. Before leaving for France, Gül insisted his administration has been committed to implementing reforms required by the 27-nation European bloc, and said the mainly Muslim state was making good progress on the issue. Ankara launched EU membership negotiations in 2005, but has so far opened talks in only 11 of the 35 policy areas it needs to complete as an anti-expansion drive within the EU and spearheaded by Europe's big powers such as France and Germany seeks to slow, if not fully block, the process.
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