TURKEY WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT EU DEMANDS: ARMENIA’S DEPUTY FM
ArmInfo News Agency
Oct 4 2005
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4. ARMINFO. Turkey should realize that today is not
early XX but early XXI, says Armenia’s Deputy FM Gegam Garibjanyan
commenting on the delayed start of the talks for Turkey’s membership
in the EU.
It would be good for Armenia to have an EU neighbor but Turkey will
have to accept the EU demands to recognize Cyprus and the Armenian
Genocide and to open its border with Armenia. Turkey will hardly avoid
fulfilling these demands if it wants to be EU member, says Garibjanyan.
To remind, the talks were to start Oct 3 but have been put off because
of Turkey’s refusing to accept the requirements to recognize the
Republic of Cyprus and the Armenian Genocide.