ITAR-TASS, Russia
October 7, 2011 Friday
Turkey plays major role but cannot be EU member state – Sarkozy
YEREVAN October 7
Turkey plays an important role, but it cannot be a EU member country,
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday at a news conference
on the results of his state visit to Armenia.
“My opinion as to the role of Turkey, which I consider substantial,
the role of a bridge between the East and the West – remains an
absolutely invariable position” for years, Sarkozy said. “I have held
this opinion for many years and I don’t see any sense in introducing
any changes in it,” he added.
He said there had been certain differences on that issue with his
predecessor – Jacques Chirac.
From: A. Papazian
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