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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:58 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by UPI

Turkey warms to Greek government

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ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Turkish government approached its Greek counterparts to discuss forming a strategic cooperation council to improve bilateral relations.

The European Union is scheduled to consider Turkey's bid to join the bloc during a December summit.

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