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"As you know, I am a keen advocate of Turkey joining the EU. I am also convinced that Europe would benefit at least as much as Turkey from its accession. Turkey is fortunate in being located at the meeting of two worlds: it has one foot in the European West and one in Asia. Jacques Chirac said that the European Union and Turkey have a ‘shared destiny’. Turkey’s accession would prove that constructive, conciliatory, innovative and creative dialogue is possible between East and West. After all, Europe is already home to between 15 and 20 million Muslims. Turkey is a founding member of the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and of the Western European Union (WEU). It has just been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Finally, the fact that it is part of the G20 goes to show how significant the country is and the geostrategic role that it could play in the alliance of nations. We need to rebuild trust between our governments and put flesh on the bones of the hopes expressed by the population and young people. In the coming years, we need to work to bring Turkey into the European family."@en1
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