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09 July 2010 | 08:14 | FOCUS News Agency Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans Ankara. US President Barack Obama has made a cautious appeal to the European Union to accept Turkey as a member, warning that Turkey could end up seeking alliances outside the West if the European Union keeps it dangling over its bid for membership, the online edition of Turkish Zaman daily reports.
“Although we are not EU members, we have said as a matter of opinion that we think it would be wise for the EU to accept Turkey,” Obama said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriera della Sera, published on Thursday. US calls in support of Turkish membership in the EU have always rattled European leaders, who tend to see it as an intrusion in the European decision-making process. Heeding the sensitivity of the matter, US leaders have largely promoted Turkish membership through silence diplomacy.

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Germany

To be honest, Turkey wouldnt get any advantage if it joins EU. We should unite with the Turkic folks in Asia.

SantiagoC

Uruguay

Who cares what Obama can say? Is he an European?

JusTurK_TR

Turkey

Turan? this dream looks very fetching and charismatic of course..but is it possible in the current conditions? -No..before the fratricidal quarrel finishes, very definitely NO

Allah(cc) Müslüman Türk'ü korusun . . .Amin

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