ALGERIA SIDES WITH TURKEY ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.05.2006 13:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Algeria sides with Turkey on many matters,
including the issue of the Armenian Genocide, Algerian President
Abdelaziz Bouteflika said yesterday at a meeting with Turkish PM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Bouteflika agrees with Turkey, which “proposes a joint study of
history by academics.”

The Prime Minister reportedly said a European Union decision to
reject Turkey’s possible membership would threaten global peace
and lead to a clash of civilizations, instead of an alliance of
civilizations. Erdogan said that the population living in Europe
is not only Christian, stressing that the EU cannot ignore Muslims
who constitute the second largest group in Europe. “If the EU is to
become a Christian club, it should announce this,” he said.

The Turkish PM noted that Turkey has always asked the EU a question:
What they expect from Turkey? “If the answer is integration we say
“yes” but if it is “assimilation” then our answer is “no.” We want an
understanding based on unity in numbers to come true,” Erdogan added,
reports Turkish Daily News.