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Wed 05 May 2010Gul asks EU to reflect on accepting Turkish accession
THE EU has to decide if it is a closed political entity with fixed borders for eternity or whether it has a 50-year strategic vision, Turkish president Abdullah Gul has said.
Reflecting growing scepticism in Turkey about the prospects of EU membership, the president yesterday said countries such as France and the Netherlands had decisions to make about their strategic vision for the future.
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