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[United Press International] EU lauds and criticizes Turkey

The European Union lauded Turkey for its foreign policy developments but urged Ankara to protect press freedom in a generally upbeat progress report on the country's EU membership talks.

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Every year, Brussels issues a report on how Turkey is doing in its bid to join the 27-member EU. The latest progress report, issued Wednesday, praises Turkey for its recent foreign policies: It lauds a recent deal with Armenia to re-establish diplomatic ties and reopen the border between the two countries; commends Ankara for its efforts to reach out to its Kurdish minority and the Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq; and commends Ankara's role in the Middle East peace process. But it also urges Turkey to normalize its relations with EU-member Cyprus, to improve minority and women's rights and to guarantee freedom of the press. The latter is threatened by a move made by Turkish tax authorities, the EU feels.

17 October 2009, Saturday

 
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theodore sakhleh , Oct 30 2009 06:27, Friday
Sounds like the european union is zionist. european union= 27 zeros. they have nothing.

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