PRODI: “BORDER-GATE OPENING MAY BECOME A PRECONDITION”
Azg/am
29 Sept 04
Romano Prodi, president of the European Commission, told the Turkish PM
Ragep Tayyip Erdogan during the weekend talks that the Armenia-Turkey
border-gate opening is not a precondition for Turkey’s membership
in the EU, Turkish daily Sabah informs. But Prodi didn’t exclude
that issues concerning Armenia may emerge during the membership
process. Erdogan in his turn noted that Turkey is inclined to preserve
friendly relations with all its neighbors.
During his September 19 Yerevan visit Prodi didn’t exclude the
possibility that the border-gate issue might be drawn forth as
precondition in the course of time. The foreign minister and defense
minister of Armenia are apt to think that Turkey’s membership is
favorable for Armenia.