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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 05-06-26
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[01] Britain: We expect Turkey to sign protocol soon
[01] Britain: We expect Turkey to sign protocol soon
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Britain: We expect Turkey to sign protocol soon
by Kyriacos Tsioupras
London, Jun 26 (CNA) -- British Minister for Europe Douglas Alexander
has said that Turkey would be able to start on October 3rd, accession
negotiations with the European Union, provided it meets the conditions
set by the European Councils and signs the Protocol extending the EU -
Turkey Customs Union with the ten new member states, including Cyprus.
''The EU agreed at the European Council in December 2004 to open
accession negotiations with Turkey on 3 October 2005 provided that
Turkey brought into force six pieces of outstanding legislation and
signed the Protocol extending the Ankara Agreement to the 10 new member
states'', Alexander said.
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