TURKISH MPS HOLD TALKS IN GERMANY ON OBSTACLES TO EU ACCESSION

Anatolia news agency, Ankara,
26 Sep 06

Berlin, 26 September: Members of Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary
Commission met members of EU Commission of German Federal Parliament
in Berlin on Tuesday [26 September].

Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission Co-Chairman Aydin Dumanoglu
told reporters after the meeting that they discussed problems of
Turkish citizens who are living in Germany as well as obstacles before
Turkey’s EU accession process.

"We exchanged views about Cyprus question, so-called Armenian genocide,
and privileged partnership which concern Turkey," he added.

On the other hand, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy
Onur Oymen told reporters that Turkish side expressed uneasiness
about so-called Pontus and Syrian genocide allegations as well as
headscarf issue. [Passage omitted]