EU countries are expected to authorize the European Commission (EC) to start negotiations that would ultimately remove visa barriers for Turkey, EU sources have claimed.According to Today's Zaman, Turkey first wants to be sure that the Action Plan for the negotiations is directed to visa removal. A Foreign Ministry official stated on Tuesday that Turkey would not be involved in any process that would not bring such a result and is not willing to start negotiations for any further visa relaxation.If there are no surprises in the action plan, Turkey plans to sign it this fall, Turkish sources have said.EU sources reportedly claim that countries are expected to task the Justice and Home Affairs Council with the matter on Thursday.They said further that changes such as the election of François Hollande as French president would have a positive effect on negotiations. Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president, allegedly blocked the process for unspecified personal reasons. The s ource said Austria, Germany and the Netherlands continue to have reservations and have added to the plan that negotiations will be extended over a long period of time.
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