Turkish Press

GUL MEETS WITH FRANCE’S CHIRAC, DOUSTE-BLAZY

In meetings during Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul’s
visit to Paris, French President Jacques Chirac and
Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy stated that
they were extremely pleased about Turkey’s decision to
send troops to Lebanon. French officials also
continued to warn Turkey about fulfilling its
commitments emerging from the Customs Union, but they
also gave signals that this won’t turn into a crisis
between the European Union and Turkey. Gul’s meeting
with his French counterpart Douste-Blazy gave him the
opportunity to state Ankara’s diplomatic views,
especially on the Armenian and Cyprus issues.
`Instability in the Eastern Mediterranean wouldn’t
only be to the detriment of Turkey, as both regional
stability and the world’s balance would be affected by
this,’ said Gul. He also told Douste-Blazy of Ankara’s
uneasiness about the French Parliament’s move to
criminalize denial of the so-called Armenian genocide
claims. /Milliyet-Star/

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress