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    www.WorldBulletin.net, Turkey
    May 15 2013


    Mistake to use parliaments in Armenian issue: ex French PM

    Talking at a private meeting in Ä°stanbul, Villepin said that the
    Armenian issue is `the work of historians' and `you cannot rewrite the
    history through law.'

    Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Wednesday
    that it is a big mistake for democratic countries to use their
    parliaments in the Armenian issue.

    Talking at a private meeting in Ä°stanbul, Villepin said that the
    Armenian issue is `the work of historians' and `you cannot rewrite the
    history through law.'

    Referring to the important role that Turkish President Abdullah Gül
    played in the rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia, Villepin said
    that delicate and difficult issues such as the Armenian problem
    requires good will and imagination in the solution process that takes
    time.

    `The less countries are involved, the better it is' added the veteran
    French politician as far as the Armenian issue is concerned between
    the two countries.

    EU should have strategic relations with Turkey and Russia

    Evaluating the current status of the European Union in a broad
    spectrum, Villepin said that given the internal crises that the EU
    face, it `should have special strategic relations with countries
    outside of Europe' such as Turkey and Russia which grow as emerging
    markets. According to him, with its population of 450 million people,
    the EU does not constitute a `market in a global scale.'

    Dividing Europe and its problems into three, Villepin said that the
    Northern Europe is convinced in a strong Europe while Eastern Europe
    is currently concerned with the challenges of nationalism and populism
    in addition to the economic difficulties that all Europe is suffering
    from.

    Villepin defines the UK as the third part of Europe which is going to
    a referendum which will also force problems in the continent.
    `The EU today is not united' commented Villepin who described
    Islamophobia as a growing problem in the continent. People are fearful
    about their future in terms of their economic well-being for Villepin
    which makes the continent more introverted. `France is too much
    looking at its own problems' pointed out Villepin.

    Calling Turkey as `one of the leading emerging countries' Villepin
    said that the EU needs Turkey more than Turkey needs the EU. `This is
    a reality' noted Villepin as he went on to say that they have `a
    strong interest in developing cooperation with Turkey.'

    Stating the Kurdish, Armenian and European problems are the main
    challenges in front of Turkey, the former French Prime Minister who
    also served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that Turkey's
    relations with the EU is also dependent on `how much Turkey as a state
    wants to have harmonized relations with the EU.'

    There should be no preconditions in negotiations with Syria

    Responding to Today's Zaman's question on the indifference of the EU
    in the Syrian crisis, Villepin said that one of the reasons why the
    international community is not willing is because `nobody knows what
    is best for Syria.'

    According to Villepin, the international community is not convinced
    about any intervention giving the negative consequences of
    intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said that he is not sure
    whether the intervention in Libya was a success or not.

    The support of countries like Russia and China for Assad regime as
    another obstacle in front of the involvement of the international
    community, Villepin stated that Russia's position should be taken into
    account.

    `We should not put any preconditions for negotiations' with the
    regime in Syria said Villepin as he criticized the `red lines' that
    certain countries mentioned such as the removal of Assad from power.
    According to Villepin, an opportunity for negotiations in Syria was
    missed in the very beginning and now what must be in the agenda is
    stopping the war.

    The West should not try to give Iran a lesson

    `We signed the only agreement with Iran' said Villepin while
    commenting on the Iranian nuclear issue as a politician who
    participated in the negotiations with this country. Praising Turkey's
    position in the issue, Villepin said that the P5+1 made a mistake by
    not taking Turkey's proposal into account in the Iranian nuclear
    issue.

    According to Villepin, it is possible to solve the Iranian problem if
    the interests of all parties are taken into account.
    `The West wants to give Iran a lesson' state Villepin who believes
    that instead of giving a lesson to Iran, the West should put something
    on the table that it attractive enough for Iran to change the
    situation.
    Cihan

    http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=108984

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