Former French president proposes privileged partnership for Turkey ...
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Former French president Valery Giscard D&#39;Estaing said on Thursday that Turkish membership of the European Union (EU) would change the European project&#39;s nature and suggested a
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STRASBOURG: President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met on Friday in the eastern French city of Strasbourg for informal talks focused on Turkeyâs bid to join the EU and Iraq.
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The Turkeys have arrived in Afghanistan - and so has the French President. The former after a 10-week journey by ship and truck; the latter by presidential jet. Both bear tidings of goodwill
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President Jacques Chirac has promised to hold a referendum on Turkey&#39;s entry to the European Union if the bloc agrees to its accession, despite the risk that France could block its membership.
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Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkeyâs bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.
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President Jacques Chirac said that France would vote in favour of starting membership talks with Turkey when the EU met in December.
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French President Jacques Chirac started a state visit to China Saturday. President Chirac is an old friend of China. On his visit to China seven years ago he established the all-round strategic partnership
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Mrs Merkel and Mr Chirac are co-ordinating positions on Turkey German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac have rejected the idea of setting a deadline for Turkey to comply with EU ...Comment
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Turkey is not yet ready to join the European Union but should pursue its membership bid, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said Thursday at the start of a parliamentary debate over an issue that has ...
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STRASBOURG, France - President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France will decide in a referendum whether it wants Turkey to join the European Union - a potential blow to the Muslim-majority country&#39;s bid.
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The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain
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French President Jacques Chirac said yesterday he had asked the government to prepare a constitutional amendment that would require a referendum to be held on Turkey&#39;s accession, despite the risk that France could block its membership.
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Despite public opposition in France and Germany, the two country&#39;s leaders have again expressed support for Turkey&#39;s quest for EU membership during a brief summit in Berlin.
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BRUSSELS, Nov 5  - French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar had accepted an invitation to visit France, in a possible sign of rapprochement between the two countries.
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French President Jacques Chirac urged Turkey to recognize World War I-era massacres of Armenians as genocide if it wants to join the European Union.
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PARIS : French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid was &quot;not a done deal,&quot; although he believed it was in Europe&#39;s best interests, a government spokesman reported after a cabinet meeting.
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French President Jacques Chirac says France should hold a referendum on Turkey's entry to the European Union.