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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -
French President Jacques Chirac cautioned yesterday
that Turkey might never reach the standards required
for European Union membership and the bloc might
have to find an alternative way to tie it to Europe.
He reaffirmed that he fully supported opening
accession negotiations with Ankara, as recommended
by the executive European Commission, and hoped it
would eventually join the 25-nation bloc.
But in what appeared to be a nod to widespread
hostility to Turkish membership in France, which has
dented his popularity, he told a news conference at
an EU summit that the outcome of the process was
uncertain.
(Reuters)
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