NICOLAS SARKOZY: TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP TO EU WILL DELIVER A MORTAL BLOW TO EUROPE’S IDENTITY

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 04 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. "Turkey’s membership
to European Union will kill the idea of creation of a united Europe:
it will deliver a mortal blow to EU’s identity." Nicolas Sarkozy,
candidate for presidency of French right-sided People’s Movement Union,
gave assurance in his newly published book under the title "Together."

Sarkozy who has repeatedly stated that Turkey’s membership to EU is
not expedient and Ankara should be given the status of a "privileged
partner" in relations with EU, wrote that EU’s extension "weakened
the will of Europe’s publics," as a result of which, in his words,
great obstacles emerged in the way of building European political
integrity. "If Turkey joins EU, we should have considered as buried
our activities in the direction of making the European Union a world
force," Sarkozy said.
From: Baghdasarian