Sarkozy against US backing for EU bidAt a news conference held on Wednesday to outline his foreign policy plans, French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said he was against U.S. President George W. Bush's call for the European Union to offer membership to Turkey, reported the Associated Press news agency. Turkey did not have the capacity to enter into EU since it was an Asian country, added Sarkozy at the news conference.
Turkish Daily News
Friday, March 2, 2007
The interesting thing about Sarkozy's rejection of Turkish membership in the EU is, it is framed as a rejection of a US position -- and yet, it serves US interests very well that Turkey be denied membership. What will the Turks do instead? Form an economic combine with the Russians? ;') This Sarkozy statement will help him in the French election.
Also, the main reason given for French voters' rejection of the EU constitution was fear that Turkey will be made a member -- and Sarkozy's party (like most of those in France) support ratification.
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http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/8719
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