Trend, Azerbaijan
Sept 27 2012

Former Turkish PM: Ankara may have no need for EU

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 27 / Trend M. Aliyev /

If the EU does not change its attitude towards Turkey, Ankara will not
need the European Union, Turkish former Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
told media at the international conference ‘Bridge laying’ in Baku
today.

While explaining his views, Yilmaz said that Turkey always supports
Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “That’s why Europe
accuses Turkey of a unilateral approach.”
“But Turkey is always on the side of justice,” he said. “If the EU
accuses Turkey over this, we will not need the European Union soon.”

He said that Azerbaijan is not any distant African country, so the
European Union should play an active role in resolving the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Negotiations on Turkey’s joining the EU have been conducted since
2005. Despite the support of the EU most members, France and Germany
have stubbornly refused to provide it with a full membership,
proposing a ‘privileged partnership, but Ankara does not agree.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress