Turkey Took First Step on Way to European Integration

June 13, 2006 - 15:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey signed an agreement on cooperation in scientific investigations with the EU thus taking the first step on the way towards the European integration. Yesterday the document was signed in Luxembourg by 25 EU Foreign Ministers and Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul. The agreement is the first out of 35 documents Turkey has to sign with the European Union before the discussion of the terms of the state's membership in the European community. The signing of the agreement was nearly blocked by Cyprus which urged Ankara to fulfill obligations on the terms of its recognition. It should be noted that presently Turkey recognizes only the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus located in the northern part of the island, reported Golos Rossii.
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