EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LOOKING FORWARD TO NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

ARMENPRESS
Apr 7, 2009

YEREVAN, APRIL 7, ARMENPRESS: European parliament is looking forward to
the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Co-chairperson of the
EU-Armenia parliamentary cooperation commission Marie Ann Izler Beginn
said today in the Armenian National Assembly that she hopes to see
the Armenian-Turkish border opened and Armenia’s blockade eliminated.

According to her, on the way to Turkey’s membership to EU, the country
must satisfy all the conditions and correspond to the standards of the
establishments. Nevertheless, in the row of improvement of legislation,
human rights protection, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is
not an obligatory standard for the membership.

Marie Ann Izler Beginn expressed hope that the South Caucasian
countries in near future may also become members of the EU.