TURKEY HOPES NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT WILL ACT RESPONSIBLY
Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
May 7 2007
Ankara, 8 May: Turkey expressed hope that French President-elect
Nicolas Sarkozy will act responsibly to boost bilateral relations
between Turkey and France.
Diplomatic sources recalled that matters like Armenian issue,
which does not concern Turkish-French relations directly, harmed
bilateral ties.
Remarking that they felt sad over negative statements by Sarkozy on
Turkey’s EU bid during his election campaign, sources expressed their
hope that this rhetoric won’t become official policy of France.