Pan Armenian News
EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT CALLED TURKEY TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH
ARMENIA
06.07.2005 05:25
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Mr. Olli Rehn, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement stated
that Turkey should normalize relations with Armenia and open the Armenia
border. In his words, the opening of the border is profitable for the
eastern regions of Turkey. However he noted that the recognition of the
`events of 1915-1916′ is not a precondition for opening membership
negotiations with Turkey. He regretted over the fact that the Turkish
authorities forbade the Armenian Genocide conference in the Bosphorus
University, Istanbul. The EU Commissioner noted that the EU has adopted
rigorous negotiation rules for Turkey. According to him, taking into account
the previous experience of the organization `more attention will be paid to
real steps and deeds than to commitments and words, Mediamax agency
reported.