Bush supports Turkey bid to join EU
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President Bush gave Turkey's bid to join the European Union a glowing endorsement on Tuesday and called the Islamic nation a "constructive bridge" between the West and the Muslim world, offering a much-needed boost to U.S.-Turkish relations.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc&#39;s leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
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U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday visits Albania which hopes to receive reassuring words on backing for its NATO membership bid and the future independence of breakaway Kosovo.
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President George W. Bush assured Turkey on Monday that he was pressing the Iraqi government to stop Kurdish rebel attacks on its territory as the United States sought to prevent a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq.
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Just hours before President Bush was to travel to the Middle East, he welcomed Turkish President Abdullah Gul to the White House on Tuesday, praising his country as a friend as well as âa great strategic partner.â
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President George W. Bush Monday promised US cooperation in Turkey's struggle against Kurdish rebels operating out of northern Iraq, but Washington also urged restraint after deadly border clashes.
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U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday justified recognizing Kosovo as an independent nation, saying that doing so will bring peace to a region scarred by war.
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President George W. Bush  recognized on Tuesday the independence of Kosovo from Serbia  and said it would bring peace to the Balkans.
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STRALSUND, Germany  - President Bush called   Germany a key ally in the promotion of peace and freedom on   Thursday at the start of a visit to the former communist east   designed to strengthen bilateral ties.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc's leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
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Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the E.U.'s executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations over membership for the predominately Muslim nation.
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Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the European Unionâs recommendation of yesterday for talks to begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
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The United States has welcomed the European Union&#39;s announcement that it will next year begin negotiating Turkey&#39;s possible future membership in the union.
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Turkey Thursday gained in Paris the support of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for its bid for the European Union (EU).
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PARIS Turkey won an important endorsement Thursday in its bid to join the European Union as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report praising Ankara for recent economic strides.
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia and said it would bring peace to the Balkans.
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CRAWFORD, Texas As President Bush sees it, &quot;the only good deal is one that&#39;s verifiable.&quot;. He&#39;s applauding the efforts of some European countries to get Iran to honor its commitment to refrain from developing nuclear weapons.