EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LOOKING FORWARD TO NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
AZG DAILY
09-04-2009
European Parliament; Armenian-Turkish relations
European Parliament is looking forward to the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations. Co-chairperson of the EU-Armenia
parliamentary cooperation commission Marie Ann Izler Beginn said
April 7 in the Armenian National Assembly that she hopes to see the
Armenian-Turkish border opened and Armenia's blockade eliminated,
Armenpress reported.
According to her, on the way to Turkey's membership to EU, the country
must satisfy all the conditions and correspond to the standards of the
establishments. Nevertheless, in the row of improvement of legislation,
human rights protection, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is
not an obligatory standard for the membership.
Marie Ann Izler Beginn expressed hope that the South Caucasian
countries in near future may also become members of the EU.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
AZG DAILY
09-04-2009
European Parliament; Armenian-Turkish relations
European Parliament is looking forward to the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations. Co-chairperson of the EU-Armenia
parliamentary cooperation commission Marie Ann Izler Beginn said
April 7 in the Armenian National Assembly that she hopes to see the
Armenian-Turkish border opened and Armenia's blockade eliminated,
Armenpress reported.
According to her, on the way to Turkey's membership to EU, the country
must satisfy all the conditions and correspond to the standards of the
establishments. Nevertheless, in the row of improvement of legislation,
human rights protection, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is
not an obligatory standard for the membership.
Marie Ann Izler Beginn expressed hope that the South Caucasian
countries in near future may also become members of the EU.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress