FRENCH FM: “A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE ‘GENOCIDE’ CLAIMS, WILL
BE DISCUSSED DURING TURKEY’S EU TALKS”
Cumhuriyet, Turkey
Dec 21 2004
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said yesterday that a number of
issues, including the so-called Armenian genocide, would come up for
discussion during Ankara’s European Union accession talks. Speaking to
French radio, Barnier said that the negotiations would be difficult
and could last for years. In related news, France’s Parliament is
expected today to discuss Turkey’s EU membership bid. /Cumhuriyet/