Bush: United States Won't Accept Separation Of Europe And Turkey By Artificial Borders

ISTANBUL - U.S. President George Bush said on Tuesday that the United States would not accept separation of Europe and Turkey by artificial borders.
Speaking at Istanbul's Galatasaray University, Bush said that including Turkey in the European Union (EU) would prove that Europe was not the exclusive club of a single religion, and it would expose the ''clash of civilizations'' as a passing myth of history.
''Turkey, a power of Europe, had a place in the EU'', Bush noted.
He also stated that ''Turkey had found a place in the community of democracies''.
The United States would not accept separation of Europe and Turkey by artificial borders, Bush added.
International television channels broadcast live Bush's speech.
(BRC-ULG) 29.06.2004