Brussels, 24/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has called on the EU to begin accession negotiations with his country in 2003, that is, before the first new members from Central and Eastern Europe or the Mediterranean (Cyprus, Malta) join the Union. "It is an obligation for Turkey to open negotiations for its accession in 2003 or at any rate before the new members take their place within the Union", said the president during a press conference in Ankara. Turkey...