Reno's statement provided an upbeat assessment of her department's wide-ranging talks with Beijing's 20-member delegation.

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Mr Toledo's hopes are pinned on wide-ranging talks with opposition parties aimed at seeking broad policy consensus.

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Even before membership talks began in October 2005, the EU was able to persuade Turkey to adopt a wide-ranging liberal, free-market and democratic agenda.

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