Merkel, Sarkozy Damage EU Image, Turkish Observer Says

MERKEL, SARKOZY DAMAGE EU IMAGE, TURKISH OBSERVER SAYS

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.02.2008 18:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Paris and Berlin intention to prevent Turkey’s EU
membership is "inappropriate", Turkish Daily News observer Cem Oguz
said. According to him, the EU has interests in Turkey and such a
move was unfair.

"Statements of the kind damage the EU’s image," he said, Trend reports.

Addressing a UMP conference, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel have reaffirmed their opposition to
full membership of Turkey in the European Union.

"I would like to be accepted as a friend of Turkey.

However, I have to state that there is no place for Turkey in the EU
because it’s located in Asia Minor," Sarkozy said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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