Sweden extends full support for Turkey's membership

PanARMENIAN.Net - Sweden, which will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU) from Czech Republic as of July 1, is extending full support for Turkey's EU bid, Secretary General Maria Asenius announced in Stockholm. Speaking about Turkey's efforts towards EU integration, she noted that Turkey was a strategically important country for the union, however, it should carry on with implementing reforms. Turkish Today's Zaman newspaper quotes the Swedish official as saying that solution of the Cyprus issue will be a remarkable progress in Turkey's ongoing negotiation process with EU.
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