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4/11/10

France/Turkey/EU - Will Cappadocia be on Sarkozy’s itinerary during Turkish visit?

Erdoğan, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro published on Tuesday, noted that Sarkozy had visited Turkey when he was a young man and said he would urge him to visit Turkey to try to win him over to the prospect of Turkey joining the EU. “He should come and see today’s Turkey,” Erdoğan said, suggesting that during this visit Sarkozy would see that Turkey has been more progressive in certain fields than many members of the EU.
Erdoğan did so, and Sarkozy accepted his invitation to come to Turkey and see its progress for himself, noting that he may visit after November.
During both visits, the French, German and Turkish sides stuck to their own positions concerning the eventual goal of Turkey’s membership negotiations with Brussels. Also during both visits, the sides avoided using harsh language towards each other publicly and mostly focused on messages of improving bilateral relations.

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