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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Oct 9 2011
Bağış calls French President Sarkozy as 'helpless'
Sunday, October 9, 2011
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Bağış says Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to hide his loss of support in
France. DHA photo
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bağış called French President Nicolas
Sarkozy "totally helpless" after Sarkozy called for Turkey to
recognize the World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide. Bağış
repeated his earlier remarks saying, "It would be better... if Mr.
Sarkozy abandons the role of historian and looks for the ways to solve
the economic problems of the European Union, of which his country is a
membe." Bağış said, calling Sarkozy's recent remarks "attempts to
abuse the domestic politics" of France. Bağış also said Sarkozy is
trying to hide his loss of support in France.
Bagis said yesterday that Turkey's EU negotiations had begun after a
unanimous vote by the EU. Within this vote was also France's vote.
Turkey's EU process can end only if the 27-nation bloc unanimously
votes to end the process, he said.
Bağış's comments came in response to recent remarks made by the
Sarkozy before he departed for Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he will
attend the inauguration of a Culture Center in Fojnica.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=bagis-calls-french-president-sarkozy-as-8216helpless8217-2011-10-09
Oct 9 2011
Bağış calls French President Sarkozy as 'helpless'
Sunday, October 9, 2011
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Bağış says Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to hide his loss of support in
France. DHA photo
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bağış called French President Nicolas
Sarkozy "totally helpless" after Sarkozy called for Turkey to
recognize the World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide. Bağış
repeated his earlier remarks saying, "It would be better... if Mr.
Sarkozy abandons the role of historian and looks for the ways to solve
the economic problems of the European Union, of which his country is a
membe." Bağış said, calling Sarkozy's recent remarks "attempts to
abuse the domestic politics" of France. Bağış also said Sarkozy is
trying to hide his loss of support in France.
Bagis said yesterday that Turkey's EU negotiations had begun after a
unanimous vote by the EU. Within this vote was also France's vote.
Turkey's EU process can end only if the 27-nation bloc unanimously
votes to end the process, he said.
Bağış's comments came in response to recent remarks made by the
Sarkozy before he departed for Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he will
attend the inauguration of a Culture Center in Fojnica.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=bagis-calls-french-president-sarkozy-as-8216helpless8217-2011-10-09