Pottering: Turkey should recognize Armenian Genocide
16.12.2004 12:29
YEREVAN (EYRKIR) – Hans-Gert Pottering, German parliamentary leader
of the European People’s party, said Turkey should acknowledge the
Armenian Genocide and accept its ancestors’ history like Germany
admitted to the Nazi Holocaust of 1933-1945, Armenpress reported.
Speaking to the Turkish NTV television, he said that otherwise the
Armenian issue would always stay on Turkey’s agenda.
He also noted that the accession talks with Turkey would be successful,
and that privileged relations with Turkey is an alternative to the
full membership. He concluded that without recognizing the Republic
of Cyprus, it would be impossible for Turkey to start accession talks
with the EU’s 25 member states.