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EU TO OPEN DOORS TO ARMENIA IN "PROPER TIME"
Panorama.am
14:44 07/06/06
"Practically I do not see any reason why EU should not accept Armenia
in the coming 10 years," Edward Macmillan Scot, Vice Chairman of
European Parliament, told a joint press conference with NA Vice
Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan today.
He is sure the holding EU constitution referendums in Holland and
France affected largely the number of countries willing to join
EU. According to vice chairman of European Parliament they were
concerned with EU enlargement at that moment rather than constitutional
referendums. Many in Holland and France were concerned with possible
Turkish membership in EU.
E. Macmillan Scot mentioned the names of Croatia, Serbia and
the Ukraine as possible candidates of EU member states in close
future. "Next year, after Bulgaria and Romania, several Baltic states
will also join," he said. To the question if it is possible that
EU stops enlarging for some time after Baltic states join, the vice
chairman said that EU will continuously enlarge as "enlargement is
an active process of EU."
It is not a close structure and will open its doors to Armenia, too,
"in proper time," he said.
Panorama.am
14:44 07/06/06
"Practically I do not see any reason why EU should not accept Armenia
in the coming 10 years," Edward Macmillan Scot, Vice Chairman of
European Parliament, told a joint press conference with NA Vice
Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan today.
He is sure the holding EU constitution referendums in Holland and
France affected largely the number of countries willing to join
EU. According to vice chairman of European Parliament they were
concerned with EU enlargement at that moment rather than constitutional
referendums. Many in Holland and France were concerned with possible
Turkish membership in EU.
E. Macmillan Scot mentioned the names of Croatia, Serbia and
the Ukraine as possible candidates of EU member states in close
future. "Next year, after Bulgaria and Romania, several Baltic states
will also join," he said. To the question if it is possible that
EU stops enlarging for some time after Baltic states join, the vice
chairman said that EU will continuously enlarge as "enlargement is
an active process of EU."
It is not a close structure and will open its doors to Armenia, too,
"in proper time," he said.