Deal boosts Turkish hopes on start of EU accession talks

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Series Details 12.9.05
Publication Date 12/09/2005
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Turkey is still hopeful that membership talks with the European Union can begin on time on 3 October 2005, following a provisional Anglo-French agreement whereby the EU should declare that Turkey cannot join before it recognises all of the EU's Member States - this would include Cyprus which is not recognised by Turkey.

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BBC News, 12.9.05: France-UK 'deal on Turkey talks' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4238220.stm

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