European Parliament 31 January 2013, Written question E-001041/13 Laurence J.A.J. Stassen (NI) to the Commission. Turkey wants to join the ‘Shanghai Five’

Question for written answer E-001041/13 to the Commission Laurence J.A.J. Stassen (NI) (31 January 2013) Subject: Turkey wants to join the ‘Shanghai Five’ Turkey is trying to put pressure on the EU accession negotiations by threatening to join the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’, comprising China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.