RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE NOT PRECONDITION, BUT CONDITION FOR TURKEY EU ACCESSION

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.09.2006 17:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The European Parliament adopted the report on
Turkey by a vote of 429 for, 71 against and 125 abstained. As head
of the Hay Dat Office Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter,
paragraph mentioning the Armenian Genocide as a precondition to
Turkey’s EU membership is withdrawn from the report.

However, recognition of the Genocide, as well as opening the border
with Armenia, remains a condition for EU accession. In his words, MEPs
insist on compulsory changing of article 301 of the Turkish Criminal
Code, which limits the liberty of expression in the country. Manoyan
also said that talks between Turkey and EU can last infinitely.