Turkey angered by Sarkozy 'Mediterranean Union' idea

[Shammu]

Turkey angered by Sarkozy 'Mediterranean Union' idea

18.05.2007 - 09:28 CET
By Renata Goldirova

Turkey has strongly criticised a proposal, floated by France's new president Nicolas Sarkozy, to set up a "Mediterranean Union" as an alternative to the country's bid for full EU membership, urging the French leader to respect the commitments of the past.

"Turkey is a country that has started [accession] negotiations with the European Union. The negotiations started on the basis of a [EU] decision which was taken unanimously, including France," Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul was cited as saying by AFP.

Turkey angered by Sarkozy 'Mediterranean Union' idea

[Shammu]

Everybody sure is grouping together lately. It won't take much to get all these groups together into one world-wide government.