ANKARA: Gul Complains To EU Troyka About France

GUL COMPLAINS TO EU TROYKA ABOUT FRANCE

Sabah, Turkey
Oct 17 2006

In the EU-Turkey Troyka meeting, Gul reminded that France has approved
the bill of Armenian genocide denial and said: "EU members retreated
from the fundamental freedoms, which caused distress."

In the EU-Turkey Troyka meeting held in Luxemburg, the representative
of Turkey, the minister of foreign affairs Abdullah Gul communicated
the disappointment and reactions in the Turkish public caused by the
Armenian genocide denial bill approved by the French parliament. The
minister of foreign affairs said that while Turkey is taking step
forward to the fundamental freedoms, EU members retreated from the
fundamental freedoms, which caused distress."