ANKARA: EP Report: "Ankara’s Negotiations May Come To A Halt"

EP REPORT: "ANKARA’S NEGOTIATIONS MAY COME TO A HALT"
Press Review

Turkish Press
Aug 5 2006

A new report prepared by European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Camiel
Eurlings harshly criticizes Turkey, claiming that it isn’t ready for
the European Union membership. A warning that Ankara’s negotiations
could slow down or even stop if Turkey doesn’t open its ports and
harbors to Greek Cyprus is the most important part of the report. The
report also states that improvements in freedom of expression have not
been satisfactory, and it adds that neighborly diplomatic relations
should be opened with Armenia without any preconditions.

Meanwhile, EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Commission Co-Chair Joost
Lagendijk criticized the report’s language and that the EU should
fulfill its commitments to the Turkish Cypriots.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS