Turkish President Vowes EU Reforms Will Continue

HELSINKI - Turkish president said Wednesday his country would continue to make necessary reforms to become a member of the European Union.
"Turkey is willing to continue its accession negotiations with full determination. Our membership process is a process of far deep rooted reforms and it will remain to be so. This is the transformation process of Turkey," Abdullah Gul told a joint press conference in Helsinki with his Finnish counterpart, Tarja Halonen.
Halonen praised in return Turkey`s reforms which he said would strengthen democracy and good governance.
"Finland wants to see Turkey in the European Union in the shortest possible time after clearing the path of problems," Halonen said.
Responding to a question on the Cyprus issue, the Finnish president said the Cyprus was an issue of the United Nations.
"This is a UN process and the EU has made contributions. It is the parties who will settle the issue, but the Cyprus issue is an issue of the UN," Halonen said.
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