AZG Armenian Daily #166, 16/09/2005

Turkey-EU

AUSTRIA AGAINST TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP TO EU

Erdogan Delivers Lessons of Morality to Europeans

Citing the CNN-Turk TV, Liberty Radio informed that Turkish PM strictly
criticized the EU member countries, which put forward new preconditions on
the eve of the membership negotiations with Turkey. “Turkey has committed
all of its commitments. Putting forward new demands after that, as well as
disputes on the eve of the negotiation process contradict the morality of
the international diplomacy,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in New York.

The British Guardian wrote in its September 14 issue that Austria stated on
October 3 that it is incorrect to unfold negotiations with Ankara. Vienna
considers it expedient to begin negotiations with its neighbor Christian
Croatia. Croatia was to begin membership negotiations in the spring of 2005,
but the process was delayed when Zagreb refused to hand Ante Gotovina,
criminal of Balkan wars, to the Court of Hague.

The Great Britain, as well as France agreed that Turkey should acknowledge
Cyprus to achieve EU membership.