ROMANIAN PRESIDENT IN YEREVAN: NO COUNTRY SHOULD JOIN THE EU HAVING NATIONAL PROBLEM
Regnum, Russia
Oct 5 2006
Armenia is going fully to use opportunties envisaged by NATO Individual
Partnership Action Plan, which was approved in December 2005;
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan stated during his meeting
with Romanian President Trajan Basescu in Yerevan. According to him,
Armenia is ready to consider Romanian contribution and participation
in the program's fulfillment in such context.
In his turn, Mr. Basescu assured; being friendly country, Romania
will contribute to Armenia in all situations, assisting to it, as
far as possible, to approach to the European Union. According to the
Romanian president, no one country should join the EU, having national
problem. He reminded of problems between Romanians and Hungarians,
appeared several years ago, as a result of which, Romania was being
isolated for two years. "Europe should not reconcile itself to such
contradictions because it is multinational organization," the Romanian
president said.
As REGNUM was informed at the Armenian presidential press office,
the parties also discussed regional problems, prospects, and current
state of Armenia's relations with neighbors, including Turkey, as
well as last developments in process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement. Trajan Basescu assured; Romania would continue to hold
neutral position on Karabakh problem.
Regnum, Russia
Oct 5 2006
Armenia is going fully to use opportunties envisaged by NATO Individual
Partnership Action Plan, which was approved in December 2005;
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan stated during his meeting
with Romanian President Trajan Basescu in Yerevan. According to him,
Armenia is ready to consider Romanian contribution and participation
in the program's fulfillment in such context.
In his turn, Mr. Basescu assured; being friendly country, Romania
will contribute to Armenia in all situations, assisting to it, as
far as possible, to approach to the European Union. According to the
Romanian president, no one country should join the EU, having national
problem. He reminded of problems between Romanians and Hungarians,
appeared several years ago, as a result of which, Romania was being
isolated for two years. "Europe should not reconcile itself to such
contradictions because it is multinational organization," the Romanian
president said.
As REGNUM was informed at the Armenian presidential press office,
the parties also discussed regional problems, prospects, and current
state of Armenia's relations with neighbors, including Turkey, as
well as last developments in process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict
settlement. Trajan Basescu assured; Romania would continue to hold
neutral position on Karabakh problem.