HÜRRIYET: ISTANBUL - Efforts by some European countries to block Ankara's entry into the EU were "unacceptable," Turkish President Abdullah Gul said late on Sunday.
"There has been a unanimous decision (by the Europeans) to start negotiations with Turkey" on its accession to the European Union, Gul was quoted by AFP as telling reporters on the sidelines of an official trip to neighboring Syria.
"Any discussion on this is tantamount to violating the decisions taken by the EU and would mean that the decision to start negotiations with Turkey were not sincere, that the heads of state took a decision that did not reflect their intentions," he added.
"It would be unacceptable," Gul said, referring to France and Germany. >>> | Monday, May 18, 2009
