TURKISH LOCAL GOVERNOR ACCUSES EUROPE OF IGNORING ARMENIAN CRIMES IN AZERBAIJAN

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 8 2006

France ambassador to Turkey Paul Poudade has been to Isgenderun city
of Hatay region, APA reports.

The head of municipality Mete Aslan criticized the ambassador. Paul
Poudade said that Turkey has lots of home tasks to do and this process
will be too difficult for them to be admitted to EU membership and
it infuriated Mete Aslan.

"I want Turkey not to be admitted to EU and the last signals coming
from EU are signs for it," Mete Aslan said.

Afterwards he touched upon the question of false Armenian genocide.

"Turkey did not commit genocide to Armenians. Europe new about
Armenian’s massacres in Azerbaijan, but did not take measurers. EU
observes Turkmen’s genocide while defending Kurds in Iraq," he added.

After these words the ambassador asked the journalists to leave the
room and they had closed talks. After the meeting Aslan said Europe
wants to separate Turkey. He stressed that the monument to Turkish
genocide committed by Armenians will be erected in Isgenderun.