TURKISH SPOKESMAN: EP REPORT "FAR FROM COMMON SENSE AND OBJECTIVITY"

Anatolia news agency
5 Sep 06

Ankara, 5 September: "It is obvious that the [EP – European Parliament]
report (on Turkey) focused on issues which has nothing to do with
common sense and objectivity. We hope that those points will be
addressed before the vote in the General Assembly at the end of this
month," Turkish MFA spokesman Namik Tan said regarding the Turkey
report which was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
European Parliament, yesterday.

Upon a question, Tan said that the report, which was prepared by
Christian Democrat MEP Camiel Eurlings, would be voted at the General
Assembly on 28 September 2006.

Tan noted: "Several matters in the report which are far from being
real and written with political impulses do not reflect EP’s esteem
and seriousness."

He mentioned as example issues like the so-called Armenian genocide.

Tan said: "We expect the EP would encourage Turkey-EU relations. We
hope MEPs will demonstrate common sense to fix this situation during
general assembly meeting."