Lagendijk, Eurlings agree ‘genocide recognition’ not required for EU membership

Dunya online, Turkey
Sept 22 2006

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Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Commission Co-Chairman Joost
Lagendijk said yesterday that Turkey had a chance on the road to its
EU membership.

Stressing that Turkey’s recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide
wasn’t a precondition to its EU membership, Lagendijk said that the
matter was still controversial and it was not yet clear whether or
not there had been any genocide of Armenians.

Furthermore, European Parliament Turkey Rapportor Camiel Eurlings
stated that the so-called Armenian genocide shouldn’t be a precondition
for Turkey’s EU membership. He added that he would propose changes
to the subject in the recent report on Turkey prepared by him.

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