E.P. WITHDRAWS CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF SO-CALLED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Turkish Press
Sept 27 2006

STRASBOURG – General Assembly of EP withdrew its call on Turkey
to recognize so-called Armenian genocide as a pre-condition for
EU membership.

A huge part of the parliamentarians of Socialist, Liberal and Green
groups at EP had asked amendment of this article which took place
in EP’s Turkey report. The call for amendment was accepted with 320
votes against 282 votes.

Voting is still continuing for the report which was prepared by Dutch
parliamentarian Camiel Eurlings.