ARMENIA WORRIES ABOUT THE POLITICAL DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Lragir, Armenia
Dec 19 2007

Turkey’s membership to the EU is favorable for Armenia both politically
and economically, and in fact Armenia will border with the EU,
stated the Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan on December
19. He mentioned, however, that Armenia has also concern regarding
Turkey’s membership.

"I think, for us it is a great chance economically and politically,
and in all aspects. Our worry is whether the decision of the EU will
be fair, like that for the others, or Turkey [perhaps Oskanyan means
Europe – ed.] will make a political decision on Turkey’s membership.

This is our major concern, because we have bitter experience. If the
process of membership of Turkey is launched, Turkey already had an
advantage over its predecessors, and Turkey was allowed to launch
this process with a bad state of human rights, absence of borders
with Armenia. This is our concern," Vardan Oskanyan says.