France's Kouchner: "I no longer support Turkey's EU bid"

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner yesterday said that he had withdrawn his support for Turkey's European Union bid in the wake of its opposition to Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen becoming NATO secretary-general, though Ankara reportedly later changed its position. In an interview with Germany's RTL radio, Kouchner said that he had been shocked by Turkey's opposition, adding, "Turkey’s evolution in, let's say, a more religious direction, towards a less robust secularism, worries me." Kouchner also rebuffed US President Barack Obama's call for the EU to admit Turkey, saying, "It's not for the Americans to decide who comes into Europe or not."