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FRENCH EXPERTS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TURKEY-FRANCE RELATIONS DURING HOLLANDE'S PRESIDENCY
Anadolu Agency
May 18 2012
Turkey
International relations experts of France are hopeful and optimistic
about reactivation of better bilateral relations during Hollande's
presidency.
Bilateral relations of France had came to a standstill during Nicolas
Sarkozy presidency.
French experts are optimistic about France's being positive over
Turkey-EU relations, however they foresee that Armenian allegations
regarding incidents in 1915 will continue for a while.
Didier Billion who works as a researcher at Institute for International
and Strategic Relations (IRIS) said that he believed during President
Francois Hollande's era the bilateral relations between France and
Turkey would get calmer and better.
Billion replied the question of AA related to the subject and said
that the Hollande and his government would consider following the
normalizing and reforming policies in order to improve the bilateral
relations of France.
Billion said, "At least, Hollande is not against Turkey's membership
to the EU from the intellectual point of view. I guess that chapters
that were prevented by Sarkozy will open in Holland's period. Billion
also stressed that the Armenia issue between Turkey and France will
continue being a problem."
Dorethy Schmidth who is a researcher at French Institute of
International Relations (IFRI) said that the political atmosphere
would be calmer in future. French researcher underlined, "Hollande
might annoy Turkey about the southeastern issue, women's rights
and intellectual freedom. Opposite to Sarkozy, Hollande will not be
against Turkey's membership to EU because of cultural differences
or so. However, Hollande might bring forward the issue of democracy,
might criticize Turkey's politics over Israel and Iran."
Schmidth also highlighted that both countries should keep having close
relationship over international issues such as Syria issue. Schmidth
warned that the Armenia issue would not be off the agenda. Schmidth
said that Hollande might try and work on finding social and diplomatic
consensus.
Anadolu Agency
May 18 2012
Turkey
International relations experts of France are hopeful and optimistic
about reactivation of better bilateral relations during Hollande's
presidency.
Bilateral relations of France had came to a standstill during Nicolas
Sarkozy presidency.
French experts are optimistic about France's being positive over
Turkey-EU relations, however they foresee that Armenian allegations
regarding incidents in 1915 will continue for a while.
Didier Billion who works as a researcher at Institute for International
and Strategic Relations (IRIS) said that he believed during President
Francois Hollande's era the bilateral relations between France and
Turkey would get calmer and better.
Billion replied the question of AA related to the subject and said
that the Hollande and his government would consider following the
normalizing and reforming policies in order to improve the bilateral
relations of France.
Billion said, "At least, Hollande is not against Turkey's membership
to the EU from the intellectual point of view. I guess that chapters
that were prevented by Sarkozy will open in Holland's period. Billion
also stressed that the Armenia issue between Turkey and France will
continue being a problem."
Dorethy Schmidth who is a researcher at French Institute of
International Relations (IFRI) said that the political atmosphere
would be calmer in future. French researcher underlined, "Hollande
might annoy Turkey about the southeastern issue, women's rights
and intellectual freedom. Opposite to Sarkozy, Hollande will not be
against Turkey's membership to EU because of cultural differences
or so. However, Hollande might bring forward the issue of democracy,
might criticize Turkey's politics over Israel and Iran."
Schmidth also highlighted that both countries should keep having close
relationship over international issues such as Syria issue. Schmidth
warned that the Armenia issue would not be off the agenda. Schmidth
said that Hollande might try and work on finding social and diplomatic
consensus.