Turkey's EU negotiations becoming 'insulting'

Delays in Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union are becoming "insulting", President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday, warning that support for EU membership among the Turkish people could be lost Today's Zaman reported.

President Gul, on a state visit to Britain, said the majority of Turks still wanted to join the EU despite the slow pace of entry negotiations.But that could change "because the process is becoming insulting," he said, in response to a question after giving a speech at the British parliament.

If a majority of people said they had had enough of the talks, a democratically elected government could not go against their wishes, Gul said. "Once the people's mood is changed, then it is not easy to get them back," he said.


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