Sweden’s Minister for International Cooperation Development, Gunilla
Carlsson, has confirmed in a joint article together with Turkey’s
Minister for EU Affairs, Egemen Bagış, Sweden’s full support for
Turkey’s bid for EU membership.
This comes as no surprise, as four years ago Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, declared that “the AKP government is made up of profound European reformers”.
What was also predictable was Ms. Carlsson’s statement at the round table meeting with Mr. Bagış that it was unacceptable to stall Turkey's accession negotiations because of bilateral issues that had nothing to do with the EU itself. This was evidently a reference to the unresolved Cyprus dispute....
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This comes as no surprise, as four years ago Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, declared that “the AKP government is made up of profound European reformers”.
What was also predictable was Ms. Carlsson’s statement at the round table meeting with Mr. Bagış that it was unacceptable to stall Turkey's accession negotiations because of bilateral issues that had nothing to do with the EU itself. This was evidently a reference to the unresolved Cyprus dispute....
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