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Anatolia news agency, Ankara, in Turkish
28 Sep 05
TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER DESCRIBES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION AS
"TRAP"
London, 28 September: [Opposition] Republican People's Party [CHP]
leader Deniz Baykal has described the European Parliament's demand
for the recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide as a trap.
Maintaining his contacts in Britain as the guest of the Labour
Party's annual congress, Baykal regretted the European Parliament's
resolution. However, he said that it has not surprised him.
Asserting that Turkey will be confronted with similar traps in the
form of demands in the future, Baykal noted: "Many conditions have
been put to Turkey. However, no condition exists to guarantee
Turkey's accession to the EU as a member. Unfortunately, the EU
creates problems in its assessment of Turkey's accession to the
organization."
Stressing that Turkey has found itself in a difficult situation
because of the policy it maintained and because of its relations
[with the EU], Baykal criticized the government by saying that the
party warned it in the past. He noted: "However, they believed that
things would be put right on the way. That was a serious mistake."
Baykal will have dinner with the representatives of many Turkish
associations and civilian organizations in London this evening.
28 Sep 05
TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER DESCRIBES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION AS
"TRAP"
London, 28 September: [Opposition] Republican People's Party [CHP]
leader Deniz Baykal has described the European Parliament's demand
for the recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide as a trap.
Maintaining his contacts in Britain as the guest of the Labour
Party's annual congress, Baykal regretted the European Parliament's
resolution. However, he said that it has not surprised him.
Asserting that Turkey will be confronted with similar traps in the
form of demands in the future, Baykal noted: "Many conditions have
been put to Turkey. However, no condition exists to guarantee
Turkey's accession to the EU as a member. Unfortunately, the EU
creates problems in its assessment of Turkey's accession to the
organization."
Stressing that Turkey has found itself in a difficult situation
because of the policy it maintained and because of its relations
[with the EU], Baykal criticized the government by saying that the
party warned it in the past. He noted: "However, they believed that
things would be put right on the way. That was a serious mistake."
Baykal will have dinner with the representatives of many Turkish
associations and civilian organizations in London this evening.