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FINNISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS TURKEY IS IMPORTANT FOR EU
TREND, Azerbaijan
Oct 9 2006
(zaman) - Paavo Lipponen, the Finnish Parliament Speaker and Chairman
of the Party of European Socialists (PES), has stressed that Turkey's
membership would be an asset for the European Union (EU).
Chairman Lipponen said at the Adnan Menderes Airport in Izmir on
Sunday that Turkey is a candidate country for the EU. "There is no
returning from that", Mr. Lipponen underlined, reports Trend.
Mr. Lipponen assured that Finland, the current holder of the EU term
presidency, will keep doing its best to make progress on Turkey's EU
bid, adding that there are still some problems. "We are working very
hard to overcome these problems", he added.
Referring to the so-called Armenian genocide, Lipponen noted it could
not be a pre-condition for Turkey's EU membership.
Lipponen will meet PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, FM Abdullah Gul and
Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc in Ankara during his contacts
in Turkey.
TREND, Azerbaijan
Oct 9 2006
(zaman) - Paavo Lipponen, the Finnish Parliament Speaker and Chairman
of the Party of European Socialists (PES), has stressed that Turkey's
membership would be an asset for the European Union (EU).
Chairman Lipponen said at the Adnan Menderes Airport in Izmir on
Sunday that Turkey is a candidate country for the EU. "There is no
returning from that", Mr. Lipponen underlined, reports Trend.
Mr. Lipponen assured that Finland, the current holder of the EU term
presidency, will keep doing its best to make progress on Turkey's EU
bid, adding that there are still some problems. "We are working very
hard to overcome these problems", he added.
Referring to the so-called Armenian genocide, Lipponen noted it could
not be a pre-condition for Turkey's EU membership.
Lipponen will meet PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, FM Abdullah Gul and
Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc in Ankara during his contacts
in Turkey.