Egemen Bagis: We are ready for EU in 2014

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey State Minister & chief negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis said that Turkey would be ready to become a full member of the EU by the end of 2013. "The EU cannot take any political steps because of impacts of the global financial crisis. We have a national program. And we will be ready to become a full member of the EU in 2014. What is important for us for the time being is to catch the Union's standards," he said, Yeni Safak reported.

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