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Anadolu Agency
Oct 22 2004
Yakis: We Request Support Of Belgian MPs To Turkey's EU Bid
Anadolu Agency: 10/22/2004
BRUSSELS - ``We have asked Belgian parliamentarians to convince
deputies of other EU member states regarding Turkey`s EU membership
bid,`` said Yasar Yakis, chairman of the Turkish Parliamentary
Commission for Adjustment to the EU.
Yakis and accompanying delegation are currently in Belgium for a
working visit. Yakis told reporters, ``we have met senators, deputies
and members of the European Parliament. We have expressed our
concerns about progress report which was published about Turkey by
European Commission on October 6th.``
Meanwhile, Sukru Elekdag, a member of the commission and a Republican
People`s Party (CHP) deputy, told reporters that leaving entry talks
open-ended would cause indefiniteness. He added, ``we will have
difficulty in explaining the policies of the government to people.
This condition will affect Turkey`s foreign policy as well.``
Noting, ``we are very uneasy about the possibility of permanent ban
on free movement of Turkish labor force,`` Elekdag said, ``it is
against the philosophy of the Union.``
Upon a question, Elekdag and Yakis said that they wanted historians
to come together to research so-called Armenian genocide but
Armenians did not want to open their archives to researchers and
discuss them.
Oct 22 2004
Yakis: We Request Support Of Belgian MPs To Turkey's EU Bid
Anadolu Agency: 10/22/2004
BRUSSELS - ``We have asked Belgian parliamentarians to convince
deputies of other EU member states regarding Turkey`s EU membership
bid,`` said Yasar Yakis, chairman of the Turkish Parliamentary
Commission for Adjustment to the EU.
Yakis and accompanying delegation are currently in Belgium for a
working visit. Yakis told reporters, ``we have met senators, deputies
and members of the European Parliament. We have expressed our
concerns about progress report which was published about Turkey by
European Commission on October 6th.``
Meanwhile, Sukru Elekdag, a member of the commission and a Republican
People`s Party (CHP) deputy, told reporters that leaving entry talks
open-ended would cause indefiniteness. He added, ``we will have
difficulty in explaining the policies of the government to people.
This condition will affect Turkey`s foreign policy as well.``
Noting, ``we are very uneasy about the possibility of permanent ban
on free movement of Turkish labor force,`` Elekdag said, ``it is
against the philosophy of the Union.``
Upon a question, Elekdag and Yakis said that they wanted historians
to come together to research so-called Armenian genocide but
Armenians did not want to open their archives to researchers and
discuss them.