Turkey's EU bid has French president's "cautious backing"

French President Francois Hollande "cautiously backed" Turkey's aim to join the European Union on Monday, Reuters has reported.

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Tuesday, 28.01.2014.

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ANKARA French President Francois Hollande "cautiously backed" Turkey's aim to join the European Union on Monday, Reuters has reported. This came "despite its recent crackdown on police and judiciary and earlier French reservations about the idea," the news agency said. Turkey's EU bid has French president's "cautious backing" Hollande said Turkey should continue to negotiate with the EU "despite the criticism as such talks would allow it to address issues such as rule of law, judicial independence, separation of powers and respect of fundamental liberties." "The (membership) process must be carried forward with the most difficult subjects, subjects that are necessarily the hardest," he said during a joint news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. AFP reported that Hollande noted that Turkey had resumed EU membership negotiations late last year following a three-year hiatus. "Negotiations do not entail membership. The issue of membership will be decided upon at a referendum," the French president was quoted as saying. Speaking before Hollande, Gul agreed that "the negotiation process does not mean full membership," and added: "We hope that a political blockage will not take place." Of 35 membership "chapters" to be checked off before Turkey can join the EU, 14 have so far been completed - if all the chapters are completed, France and Austria will put Turkey's EU membership to a referendum, as will the Turkish government, Reuters reported. Hollande traveled to Turkey along with seven ministers and a delegation of 40 leading members of the French business community. (Beta/AP) Reuters, AFP

Turkey's EU bid has French president's "cautious backing"

Hollande said Turkey should continue to negotiate with the EU "despite the criticism as such talks would allow it to address issues such as rule of law, judicial independence, separation of powers and respect of fundamental liberties."

"The (membership) process must be carried forward with the most difficult subjects, subjects that are necessarily the hardest," he said during a joint news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

AFP reported that Hollande noted that Turkey had resumed EU membership negotiations late last year following a three-year hiatus. "Negotiations do not entail membership. The issue of membership will be decided upon at a referendum," the French president was quoted as saying.

Speaking before Hollande, Gul agreed that "the negotiation process does not mean full membership," and added: "We hope that a political blockage will not take place."

Of 35 membership "chapters" to be checked off before Turkey can join the EU, 14 have so far been completed - if all the chapters are completed, France and Austria will put Turkey's EU membership to a referendum, as will the Turkish government, Reuters reported.

Hollande traveled to Turkey along with seven ministers and a delegation of 40 leading members of the French business community.

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