Ahern in Wales for EU meeting
01/09/2005 - 11:16:23Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern is in Wales today for a two-day meeting of EU ministers that is expected to focus on Turkey's entry to the EU.
The European Commission has backed Turkey's application for EU membership, but some member states have concerns about the country's refusal to recognise Cyprus as an independent state.
Formal negotiations between the EU and Turkey are scheduled to begin in October, but all member states must support the move before the talks can begin.
The EU ministers meeting this week are also set to discuss Iran's nuclear programme, which the United States has claimed is being used to develop nuclear weapons.
Iran has insisted that the programme is used solely to generate electricity.
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