Turkey opposes Austria’s former foreign minister to become new OSCE chief

Turkey opposes Austria’s former foreign minister to become new OSCE chief

By: The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey says it opposes the candidacy of Austria’s former foreign minister to become the next secretary general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Turkey’s foreign ministry said Saturday it can’t support Ursula Plassnik because she opposes Turkey’s bid to become a full member of the European Union.

Plassnik said in 2008 that Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, should consider a tie-up with the EU short of full membership.

Turkey’s Ersin Ercin, Italy’s Lamberto Zannier and Portugal’s Joao Soares are the remaining candidates.

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