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    Before setting off, Gul insisted his mainly-Muslim state was carrying out the reforms required by the 27-nation bloc, but he was likely to meet firm opposition from his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy. "Our priority is to put into practice what we learned from the European Union. We are focused on this aim since we came to power" Gul told AFP, defending the record of his Islamist-rooted government. Full Article at EUbusiness
    Our priority is to put into practice what we learned from the European Union. We are focused on this aim since we came to power
    Abdullah Gul – Abdullah Gul SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago
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Turkey's Gul lobbies hostile France on EU bid
  1. When the EU began to have links with Turkey, this country was already a Muslim country, there is nothing new in this. Besides, the EU never defined itself as a religious union
    Abdullah Gul – Abdullah Gul SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago
  2. Its common values are democracy, human rights and the supremacy of the rule of law. It is on this basis that we have built our relations with Europe. Not only does Turkey adopt the criteria of Europe, but it also plays a role in spreading these values in the region
    SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago
  3. In the past five years you can see a real degradation in ties. Bridges have been burned. Polite talk won't change anything
    SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago
  4. We want Turkey to be a bridge between East and West
    SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago
  5. I told President Obama that it's very important for Europe to have borders. For me, Europe is a force stability in the world and I cannot allow that force for stabilisation to be destroyed
    SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago

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