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Ankara denies claims of slowdown in reforms

By Leyla Boulton, David Gardner and Quentin Peel in London

Published: March 15 2005 02:00 | Last updated: March 15 2005 02:00

Abdullah Gul, Turkey's foreign minister, yesterday rejected suggestions that his government was suffering from "reform fatigue", insisting that preparations to launch membership negotiations with the European Union in October were on track.

"We know that implementation [of the reforms] is most important," he said in an interview with the Financial Times. "We will continue. There is no way to stop this."

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