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"Mr President, this autumn I myself went to Turkey and had talks there on the state of human rights in that country. I expressed the Union’s clear position on the unsatisfactory situation we see regarding human rights there. I would like to say, however, that a constructive attitude to Turkey is likely to be a much better policy for the Union than would be the case if Turkey turned its back on the Union entirely and did not even try to embrace those principles that we have incorporated as conditions of membership in the Copenhagen criteria or in other decisions we have taken. I firmly believe that if Turkey were accorded applicant status in Helsinki, it would increase Turkey’s willingness and its efforts to put its own house in order relatively quickly, especially with regard to human rights and the police. We must remember that, before a state can join the Union, the human rights situation in respect of those living there obviously has to be impeccable.
I also want to point out that the Cyprus question is naturally an important part of all of this. I believe that this perspective on membership has contributed to the fact that talks will probably very soon begin on how to solve the Cyprus problem. It is my understanding that Rauf Denktash has promised he is ready to come to the negotiating table in New York, and this would obviously be a very positive sign. I believe that we will achieve better results through constructive cooperation than by cutting the ties of cooperation."@en1
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