CEEFAX 2 143 Tue 24 Nov 13:07/00 ************ *************** ****** * *** *** ** ****** *** *********** ************ ************************** GERMANY SEES LONG EU WAIT FOR TURKEY Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says he does not expect Turkey to be admitted as a full member of the European Union for at least another nine years.
Turkey would certainly become a full member at some stage, Mr Schroeder told German TV, but probably not during his own teoure as chancellor.
Mr Schroeder, who became chancellor in 1998, said 10 years was a reasonable stint for a German head of government.
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