EUROPE HIGHLIGHTS IDEAS, NOT PEOPLE

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.01.2007 16:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The EU enlargement is accompanied by a number
of forces regarding elaboration of a common line in economics and
politics, Kenneth Munro (UK), the Deputy Chairman of the John Smith
Memorial Trust, said during a round-table discussion on the topic of
"Leadership as a diving force towards European integration." In his
words, proceeding from economic interests the European community
should move towards integration in politics and consolidation of
European values. At that the British expert reminded of two principal
criteria for any state aspired to the EU.

"First, the state should be geographically located in Europe, Second,
it should be democratic. As to these conditions as regards Turkey,
this is a separate subject of discussion and I would not like to touch
on it. Presently, the number of EU member states totals 27 and further
enlargement has been suspended. As for Ukraine and Georgia, this is a
matter of future. They are participants of the European Neighborhood
Program, which is not connected with EU accession," Munro said.