FRENCH PRESIDENT STANDS FIRM IN HIS OPPOSITION TO TURKEY’S EU BID
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.05.2007 15:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed his
opposition to Turkey being allowed to join the European Union. During
his speech in the Headquarters of the EU Commission in Brussels Sarkozy
underlined he has not changed his stance on the issue of allowing
Turkey to enter the European Union. "I think there is no place for
Turkey in the European Union. I have not changed my viewpoint in this
regard," he stated.
Sarkozy thinks this issue must be discussed only after reforming
EU institutions. At the same time he refused to say if Paris will
undertake any steps for continuing negotiations with Ankara on his
EU membership, which are on the way from 2005, world media reports.