ERDOGAN ABOUT EU: TURKEY’S WITHDRAWAL FROM NEGOTIATION TABLE WILL BE A GREAT MISTAKE

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.12.2006 16:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Prime Minister of Turkey Rajap Tayyip Erdoghan
warned the European Union about interrupting the negotiations on
his country’s accession to the European Union. Erdoghan declared,
" The European Union must not lose its global vision", adding
that, "Turkey’s withdrawal from negotiation table will be a great
mistake. This announcement Turkish Prime Minister made as a response
to the recommendation about partial interruption of negotiations made
by the European Commission.

Earlier today Finland’s Prime Minister Matty Vanhanen, whose country
currently holds EU presidency, declared that the suggestion about
partial interruption of negotiations "provides a good basis for the
solution of the issue", which is included in the agenda of upcoming
meeting of EU Foreign Ministers which will be held on December 11,
2006.

On Vanhanen’s words, during the meeting Foreign Ministers should
adopt a decision on the recommendation of the European Commission. At
the same time M. Vanhanen pointed out that though the situation
at the talks is "difficult", work on Turkey’s accession to EU must
go on. "The train slowed down but the direction remains the same",
said the Prime Minister of Finland, RBK reports.