BRUSSELS DEMANDS RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE FOR TURKEY’S ADMISSION TO EU

AZG Armenian Daily #130
13/07/2006

Foreign Political Developments

The Committee for Foreign Affairs at the European Parliament is going
to consider "Turkey’s progress on its path to EU membership process"
in the course of the July 12 sitting. The Armenian Federation of Europe
informed that the European Parliamentarians should make the conclusion
of the report elaborated by deputy Camiel Eurlings (Netherlands)
concerning the application of about 343 amendments by Turkey.
According to the source, many of the members of the main European
political groups call for including the issue "on the recognition
of the Armenian Genocide in 1915" and "on unblocking borders with
Armenia without any preconditions" as preconditions for Turkey’s
admission to the European Union.

It’s worth mentioning that Turkey should also settle the issue of the
Kurds and improve the human rights situation, as well as the national
minorities issues in the country for entering EU.

By Nana Petrosian