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01.01.2007
State Minister and chief negotiator for European Union accession talks Ali Babacan said yesterday that Turkey would be the sixth-largest economy in Europe.
Appearing on television yesterday, Babacan stated that Turkey would be different from other member states in terms of its economy, demographics, culture, politics, geography and social structure. Pointing out that Turkey had implemented a number of reforms since it began its EU talks 14 months ago, Babacan said that Turkey had a very bright future. Commenting on the EU Commission’s advisory decision to suspend talks on eight chapters, Babacan said the decision had not been made official yet, adding that problems in any one chapter didn’t affect the others. Furthermore, Babacan said that the Cyprus issue should not have any effect on Turkey’s EU membership process. He also underlined that the issue needed a comprehensive settlement under the auspices of the United Nations.
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