UPI: U.S. tells Turkey to look beyond EU

UPIU.S. tells Turkey to look beyond EU

Turkey's reform policies should not only focus on its entry into the European Union, but also take into account global changes and the emergence of new world powers, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat said Tuesday. Robert Zoellick, deputy secretary of state, said Turkey needs a "360-degree perspective" to act as a safe haven in an otherwise troubled region and to be able to react to emerging global players such as India and China.
"We will continue to support Turkey's accession to the EU," he said at a U.S.-Turkish business conference in Washington. "But it's important that our bilateral ties are not too constrained by the process," he said, adding in the past, "it might have been."