PanArmenian News
Feb 25 2005
ARMENIA DOES NOT OBJECT TURKEY’S EU MEMBERSHIP
25.02.2005 16:11
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian National Assembly Speaker met with
Austrian President Heinz Fischer, RA NA press service reports. During
the meeting the parties discussed the prospects of the
Armenian-Austrian cooperation within the framework of Wider Europe:
New Neighbors EU program as well as the process of the Karabakh
conflict settlement. Heinz Fischer noted that Austria is the adherent
of regional stability and cooperation. Artur Baghdasarian in his turn
mentioned of the coming 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
and touched upon the Armenian-Turkish relations. In his words,
Armenia does not object to Turkey’s EU membership. “Armenia is for
normal relations with Turkey though official Ankara is still imposing
blockade against Armenia”, Artur Baghdasarian stated.