EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO HOST CONFERENCE ON TURKEY
IRNA, Iran
Sept 13 2005
Brussels, Sept 13, IRNA
The European Armenian Federation For Justice and Democracy (EAFJ)
is organizing a conference on the theme “December 2004 – October
2005; Has Turkey changed?” in the European Parliament in Brussels on
September 22.
The one-day conference is supported by the European Peoples’ Party
and European Democrats (EPP-ED) the biggest political group in the
European Parliament, according to an EAJF press release.
The meeting aims to take stock of the situation in Turkey, a few days
before the probable negotiation kickoff with the European Union.
EU and Turkey are expected to begin entry negotiations on October 3.
Representative of Human Rights NGOs, MEPs as well as political leaders
from various European parties are expected to attend the event.
The Brussels-based EAFJ says it represents European citizens with
Armenian origin to European Institutions, federates several national
organizations and associations of European countries, and promotes
and defends cultural and political rights of Armenian people worldwide.