Way cleared for Turkey to move towards EU

European leaders today paved the way for Turkey to join the EU as its first Muslim country.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2004 - 15:35

European leaders today paved the way for Turkey to join the EU as its first Muslim country.

A deal on starting formal talks with Ankara emerged on the second day of a fraught summit in Brussels – more than 40 years after Turkey first knocked on Europe’s door seeking club membership.

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