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    ITALY STRONGLY SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    04.05.2009 17:41 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Speaking at a conference in Ankara, Marsili said
    that Turkey's face always turned towards western world.

    Noting that EU membership process was difficult, Marsili stressed
    that the target of Turkey was full membership to the EU.

    Marsili said that if Turkey met all the conditions asked by the EU
    in the end of membership negotiations, then there would not be any
    obstacle before Turkey's membership.

    He noted that Turkey should speed up membership process and fulfill
    the reforms within that scope.

    Expressing belief that there would be a "successful marriage" between
    Turkey and the EU, Marsili said that he believed the artificial
    obstacles before the membership negotiations would be eliminated.

    Marsili said that relations with Cyprus and Greece were influential
    issues in Turkey's negotiation process, adding that insolubility of
    Cyprus issue damaged Turkey's EU membership process.

    Noting that they did not want the EU to be a Christian club, Marsili
    said that objecting Turkey on the grounds that it was a Muslim country
    was not appropriate to the founding values of the EU.

    Marsili said that Turkey, in all aspects, was a European country,
    and it was important as a secular and democratic country.

    Noting that Turkey had one of the most dynamic economies of Europe,
    Marsili pointed out the economic growth of Turkey despite the global
    economic crisis, Today's Zaman reported.
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