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"The representative of the Council’s response is ambiguous and somewhat schizophrenic in nature. On the one hand, he says that we need to implement the criteria but, on the other hand, he says things are running smoothly in Turkey and so we can proceed. This is clear to us all. Nevertheless, I would like to take the discussion a little further. At one point, he referred to a number of things Turkey must still do. “there is still much scope for improvement with regard to Turkey”, the Minister said. How much scope for improvement is there in Turkey? Is Turkey really ready to be granted applicant status on the basis of what it has done today and the declarations it has made? As regards fundamental issues such as the Greek-Turkish dispute over the Aegean Sea, should the criteria not be for Turkey to recognise the opinions of other countries, but for it to respect international law, to refrain from using violence or threatening to use violence and to refer any disputes it may have to the International Court in The Hague."@en1
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