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ANSAmed - Italy
May 7, 2012 Monday 6:49 PM CET
France: Hollande, Turkey hopes for improvement in relations;
Erdogan, dialogue with social democrats easier
LJUBLJANA
(ANSAmed) The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has
reacted to the election of François Hollande as France's new
President. "Following the election of François Hollande, the Turkish
government now hopes that relations between Paris and Ankara can be
more constructive and that talks on Turkey's rapprochement with the EU
will progress," Erdogan said today in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana,
where he is on an official visit.
Erdogan was quoted by the Slovenian news agency STA.
"For Turkey dialogue is easier with the social democrat block in
Europe, which has always expressed support for Ankara's entry into the
EU," said Erdogan, pointing out that his country has been knocking on
the door of the EU for 50 years. "I hope that this anomaly can be
rectified as soon as possible," he added.
"The electoral cycle in France is not yet at an end and only after
parliamentary elections in June will we really know real relationships
will be," he added.
Asked about Nicolas Sarkozy, Erdogan said that he was saddened by the
deterioration in relations between Turkey and France during the
defeated French President's term in office, especially after Paris
decided to criminalise any public denial of the Armenian genocide.
The website of the leading Slovenian newspaper, Delo, reported that
Erdogan appeared happy with the result of the French presidential
elections.
May 7, 2012 Monday 6:49 PM CET
France: Hollande, Turkey hopes for improvement in relations;
Erdogan, dialogue with social democrats easier
LJUBLJANA
(ANSAmed) The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has
reacted to the election of François Hollande as France's new
President. "Following the election of François Hollande, the Turkish
government now hopes that relations between Paris and Ankara can be
more constructive and that talks on Turkey's rapprochement with the EU
will progress," Erdogan said today in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana,
where he is on an official visit.
Erdogan was quoted by the Slovenian news agency STA.
"For Turkey dialogue is easier with the social democrat block in
Europe, which has always expressed support for Ankara's entry into the
EU," said Erdogan, pointing out that his country has been knocking on
the door of the EU for 50 years. "I hope that this anomaly can be
rectified as soon as possible," he added.
"The electoral cycle in France is not yet at an end and only after
parliamentary elections in June will we really know real relationships
will be," he added.
Asked about Nicolas Sarkozy, Erdogan said that he was saddened by the
deterioration in relations between Turkey and France during the
defeated French President's term in office, especially after Paris
decided to criminalise any public denial of the Armenian genocide.
The website of the leading Slovenian newspaper, Delo, reported that
Erdogan appeared happy with the result of the French presidential
elections.