German Schroder backs joint committee on Armenian question

The Anatolian Times
4/29/2005

The German Chancellor said that Turkey’s membership to the EU
mighttake ten to 15 years.

In an exclusive interview with television station NTV ahead of his
visit to Ankara in May 3, Schroder said that no new conditions would
be introduced for Turkey’s membership of the European Union. He said
that the German parliament debating the so-called Armenian question
would not affect the bilateral relations.

The Chancellor also criticised the ongoing war of words duel between
Turkey and the EU recently. `On December 17 promises were made by
both partiesâ=80¦ both sides must put those promises into action,’ he
said.

Source: NTV