France hailed the ground-breaking reforms adopted by...

France hailed the ground-breaking reforms adopted by Turkey's parliament on August 3, including the abolition of the death penalty.
Foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero calling the reform package "ambitious" and one that marked "significant progress for Turkey on the path of democracy." He praised Ankara's decision to abolish capital punishment and urged the government to definitively approve the reforms and start implementing them as soon as possible.