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Revue <strong>de</strong> Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro <strong>de</strong> la Prensa-Basln Öz<strong>et</strong>i<br />

.France.-Turkey<br />

EU<br />

Discuss<br />

Wednesday, April 2, 1997 5:40 pm EST<br />

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- France's foreign minister,<br />

Herve <strong>de</strong> Char<strong>et</strong>te, arr~ved here On Wednesday to<br />

discuss Turkey's request to join the European Union.<br />

""France is clearly of the opinion that Turkey has a<br />

vocation to participate in the construction of Europe,"<br />

De Char<strong>et</strong>te said before me<strong>et</strong>ing his Turkish<br />

counterpart, Tansu Ciller. "We shall renew this at<br />

every occasion with our European partners."<br />

Turkey's Kurdish problem, poor human rights record<br />

and tense relations with neighboring Greece are<br />

.complicating its bid for EU membership.<br />

De Char<strong>et</strong>te's visit followed a trip here by German<br />

.Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel' regarding the same<br />

subject a week ago.<br />

Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo is also<br />

scheduled to arrive on thursday.<br />

De Char<strong>et</strong>te and van Mierlo have recently stated that<br />

they were keen on bringing Turkey closer to EU ranks,<br />

in an apparent attempt to repair damage done by a<br />

March 4 statement frorn EU Christian <strong>de</strong>mocrat lea<strong>de</strong>rs<br />

.who called Turkey's membership application "not<br />

acceptable.'" ,<br />

De Char<strong>et</strong>te is expected to leave Turkey on Thursday .<br />

. (sh-sf/ djw)<br />

@ Copyright 1997 The Associated Press<br />

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