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Turkey to start EU talks
European Union leaders have negotiated a deal clearing the way for Turkey to start talks on entering the EU after securing Turkish promises to find a resolution to the issue of divided Cyprus.
"Turkey has accepted the hand we offered them today,” said Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, whose nation holds the EU presidency. "If I think back on today and the decisions that have been taken, we have been writing history."
Mr Blair, a staunch supporter of bringing Turkey into the European family, said the deal was "historic".
"It shows that those who believe that there is some fundamental clash of civilizations between Christians and Muslims are actually wrong, that we can work together, that we can cooperate together," he said.
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