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Turkey stresses determination on its EU membership bid
Turkey aims to join the European Union (EU) as a full member, a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed on Thursday. "Turkey is a country which started entry talks with the EU. Turkey's objective is clear. It is eager to be a full EU member," Levent Bilman told a weekly press conference. While replying to a question on French President Nicolas Sarkozy's statements that he would not drop his opposition to Turkey's EU membership, Bilman noted that the statements were not encouraging.
According to the semi-official Anatolia new agency, Erdogan had a phone conversation Thursday with Sarkozy, urging joint effort and direct talks to overcome common problems. "Let's not talk to each other through the media," Erdogan was quoted as telling the French president.
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