EU NOT READY TO ADMIT TURKEY AS FULL MEMBER
PanARMENIAN.Net
29.11.2006 15:13 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The European Union is not ready to admit Turkey as
a full member, Diba Nigar Goksel, the Editor of the Turkish Policy
Quarterly, Analyst of the European Stability Initiative stated in
Yerevan. In her words, presently Turkey looks for other ways to
consolidate its positions in the region and Europe.
"Turkey’s activities in the BSEC, for example, can promote the march
of the South Caucasian states towards the EU. Turkey is convinced
that the BSEC member states must play key role in ensuring security
and stability throughout the region. As to Turkey’s integration into
the European structures, one can mark out two basic directions to
develop relations, these being prospects of the state and obligations
to Europe. Unfortunately, neither of the directions yields results,"
she underscored.
She also remarked that the EU can finally lose trust to the states of
the region if they fail to achieve stability. As to the Russia-Turkey
relations, Ms Goksel said that the two states develop cooperation
within the BSEC. "Thus, plenty of regional problems, specifically
energy issues, will be resolved," she added.