EU COMMISSIONER AVOIDS VOICING HIS OPINION IN TURKEY, FEARING OF ARTICLE 301
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.06.2007 16:27 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Foreign Ministers of Turkey and EU Troika met
in Ankara June 4 to discuss Turkey’s EU bid, the problem of Cyprus
and Northern Iraq as well as the domestic situation in the country.
Turkish FM Abdullah Gul said Turkey is not going to recede from the
EU bid.
For his part, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he
attaches big importance to reform process and pointed out to necessity
of securing freedom of speech and amendments in article 301 of the
penal code.
When commenting on the statements by the Turkish general staff, EU
Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn said, "I can’t voice my personal
opinion on the decision of the Constitutional Court and interference
of the military as long as article 301 is valid," Yerkir reports.