Turkish Press, MI
Press review
Published: 9/21/2006
EURLINGS: "STATEMENTS ON GENOCIDE ALLEGATIONS SHOULD
BE STRICKEN FROM THE EP REPORT"
Dutch MEP Camiel Eurlings, the European Parliament Committee on
Foreign Affairs rapporteur who recently prepared a report on Turkey,
yesterday said, "Recognizing the [so-called] Armenian genocide
can’t be a precondition. These statements should be stricken from
the text." Speaking about next week’s vote on the report, Eurlings
said that he didn’t like the current state of the report and he was
working to change it. "If the report is issued as is, it will be
a problem for Turkey’s accession," said Eurlings. In related news,
Eurlings’ report, which contains exaggerations, is now encountering
opposition from EP groups. Recognizing the so-called Armenian
genocide as a precondition for membership is at the focal point of
the debates. Socialists and Greens are planning to vote against the
report if it’s not changed. /Milliyet/