COUNCIL OF EUROPE LEADER SAYS FRENCH ARMENIAN ACT NOT TO AFFECT TURKEY’S EU TALKS

Anatolia news agency, Ankara,
28 Oct 06

Gelibolu, 28 October: The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
(PACE) president, Rene van der Linden, who is visiting Gelibolu town
of northwestern city of Canakkale, said that even France reacted
to the decision of French National Assembly regarding so-called
Armenian genocide.

Replying to a question on effect of the bill criminalizing denial of
so-called Armenian genocide that was approved in the French National
Assembly to Turkey’s EU accession process, Linden indicated, "Turkey is
a part of Europe but this process can take a long time. The decision
made by the French National Assembly will not make a negative impact
on Turkey’s EU accession process because even France reacted to this
decision. It was not approved in many European countries, either."

Stating that PACE had a positive stance regarding Turkey, Linden
underlined that Turkey has been playing a significant role in works
and efforts of the EU for a long time.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress