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[kimon07]

France’s stance toward Ankara’s prospective EU membership has not changed despite the contrasting economic fortunes of the crisis-hit union and a dynamic Turkey, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

“You know, my reservations have not changed. Even if we raised these reservations, in the situation of crisis, I do not think it would ease the task of Europe,” Sarkozy said in an interview French daily Le Monde published yesterday.

“We just welcomed Croatia. The opening in Serbia is a perspective. First let’s unite the European family before asking questions about those outside of Europe,” Sarkozy said, reiterating his view that Turkey was not a European country.

“The European Union is primarily for the European continent. [url]To my knowledge, our Turkish friends [/url]– [a] great power, great nation – are mainly in Asia Minor,” he said.

I think he had been reading the posts of helsingfor in this forum

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Defaul ... sCatID=351

[bill cobbett]

Well, let's be honest now... does Turkey strike anyone as sharing European values. ??

Perhaps we ought to ask the likes of VP and Halil ... are you European???

[Cap]

'T**key' doesn't exist dude.

Ask the legitimate heirs, the Kurds if they want to join.

[humanist]

In my view the EU made a mistake in the first place to entertain Turkey a Country Occupying by force another nation and imposing power over the small population they are there to protect. But thats for the TC's to figure out/