Condoleezza Rice: Refusal to accept Turkey to EU can cause collision

CONDOLEEZZA RICE: REFUSAL TO ACCEPT TURKEY TO EU CAN CAUSE COLLISION OF CIVILIZATIONS

Pan Armenian News
30.05.2005 05:59

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The refusal to accept Turkey to the EU can cause
extremely negative consequences”, US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Ricesaid, Yerkir Online reports. “We can allow a split between
Turkey and the rest of Europe. Such situation can be characterized as
collision of civilizations – Muslim and Christian Europe. It will be
terrible”, she stressed. Supporting Turkey, Ms. Rice noted that in
order to integrate into the European structures Turkey should meet
all the commitments set up to the aspirants to the EU, Associated
Press reported.