Turkish President: “I see artificial obstacles during the negotiation process
Abdullah Gul of Turkey who is currently on visit to Great Britain was hosted at BBC “Hard Talk” where he made his remarks on Turkish bid of EU membership and Iran’s tough problem. According to “CnnTurk” Gul stated Ankara is against any regional state to own nuclear weapon. But Gul underscored Ankara doesn’t encourage sanctions against Iran.
As for the EU, and Turkey's bid to join the European family, Gul said:
"We will do everything from our side. But from the EU side I am not sure. I have to be very honest because I see some very artificial, unfair obstacles during the negotiation process."
And he adds an intriguing twist to the protracted EU debate - will Turks want to join even if they are eventually offered the chance?