ARMENIAN PREMIER, GREEK DEFENCE MINISTER DISCUSS TURKISH-EU TALKS

Mediamax news agency, Armenia
Oct 5 2005

Yerevan, 5 October: Armenia and Greece have the same view on the
negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the EU, Armenian Prime Minister
Andranik Markaryan and Greek Defence Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos
said at a meeting today, Mediamax reports.

The two parties stressed that the negotiations on Turkey’s accession
to the EU will make this country more controllable and predictable,
which will allow Yerevan and Athens to solve tasks proceeding from
their national and state interests: the recognition of Cyprus, the
opening of the Armenian-Turkish border and the recognition of the
Armenian genocide.

Markaryan and Spiliotopoulos stated that the strategic interests of
Armenia and Greece in the region coincide and are based on their
understanding of the need to maintain the military and political
balance.