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[halil]

OBSTACLES PREVENTING BENEFITS OF SYNERGY BETWEEN TURKEY AND EU SHOULD BE REMOVED`

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said `obstacles preventing benefits of synergy between Turkey and the European Union, like the Cyprus issue, should be removed before wasting more time and losing more opportunities.
`Turkey and Turkish Cypriots have already done their share for a peaceful settlement of this issue. We are committed to continue in the same line`, Gul said in his closing speech at the European Business Summit in Brussels.
Our vision is to create another strong pillar of Europe in the Eastern Mediterranean among Turkey, Greece and the island of Cyprus once a comprehensive settlement has been reached` the President said.

On the global financial crisis, he said that the crisis was a testing time for Europe, adding that his country was ready to work hand in hand with the EU to overcome the crisis.

He listed economic recession, unemployment, demographic decline, illegal immigration, terrorism, energy security and climate change as major challenges facing Europe today.

He said `all of these challenges will be tackled much more effectively when the EU finally enlarges to Turkey`.

Before the summit, President Gul attended a joint press conference with the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

`Turkey enacted more than 30 laws despite heavy domestic politics and experienced significant reform process. Turkey has become stronger in EU process. Its democracy and economy have gained strength` Gul said.
Expressing the hope that his visit to Brussels would give new impetus to Turkey’s EU process, he said `Turkish people are committed to this process and it will go on like that`.

Barroso, for his part, said that Turkey and the EU had strong relations.
Underlining the fact that it was the first time the commission had a president-level visit from Turkey, the EU Chief said he had an open and sincere meeting with Mr Gul.

Recalling that ten chapters have been opened so far in the negotiations, he said two more chapters could be opened during the rotating presidency of the Czech Republic.

[Get Real!]

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said `obstacles preventing benefits of synergy between Turkey and the European Union, like the Cyprus issue, should be removed before wasting more time and losing more opportunities.

Exactly! By removing the illegal Turkish occupation forces you remove the Cyprus issue…

[xpistoforos o megas]

thats true what turkey did was straight out illegal they shud give cyprus back nd remove trk forces from cyprus cyprus for cypriots not turkish invaders

[Z4]

Will you stop posting rubbish on here please

[AWE]

They will remove the troops when they are ready to join the EU - just hope France don't vote against it!

[insan]

What Gul means that they would remove Cyprus issue either by unifying Cyprus based on political equality or partition it to 2 seperate states. So don't get much excited on ur misinterpretations.

[paliometoxo]

they really dont want to solve the cyprus problem do they, they hoping eu will just brish it off to the side and say ok your a great nation forget about cy problem join anyway...

wishfull thinking on turkeys part

[paliometoxo]

turkey should be more concerned about solving the problem NOW not later because later means it wont be solved at ALL gul is full of shit there wont be any solution later if they are allowed into eu they will turn round and say f off.. and turkey is having problems and is desperate for eu and they wont accept anything in cyprus but partition...

cyprus should just veto them already until the cy problem is solved

[CopperLine]

turkey should be more concerned about solving the problem NOW not later because later means it wont be solved at ALL gul is full of shit there wont be any solution later if they are allowed into eu they will turn round and say f off.. and turkey is having problems and is desperate for eu and they wont accept anything in cyprus but partition...

cyprus should just veto them already until the cy problem is solved

I'll not comment on the Cyprus question but you are so mistaken Paliometoxo about Turkey and the EU. There are powerful interests, including within AKP, who do not want to join the EU. For these guys Turkey has got as much as it wants from accession negotiations and so how Cyprus may or may not be used as a bargaining chip is not at all clear or given.

[paliometoxo]

so then they should hurry up solv the cy problem get the troops the f out and then eu will be much quicker for them instead of trying to blackmail eu and try get eu to forget cyprus