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ACCEPTING TURKEY EU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND MAGRIB, SARKOZY SAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.04.2007 15:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Let me tell you the truth: I am against Turkish
EU membership," French presidential contender Nikolas Sarkozy said
in a letter which was sent to the Armenian Foundations Coordination
Council. "The real problem lies with Turkey; I cannot tell young
French school students that Europe's borders lie along Syria and
Iraq. If we accept Turkey then, putting aside the Ukraine for a
moment, we have to accept Lebanon, Israel, and the Magrib. If Europe
really wants to give off a sense of security, then its borders must
be defined. We should deepen our relations with Turkey, but not to
the point of EU membership. What we need is an urgent declaration of
'privileged partnership' with Turkey..." the letter says.
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.04.2007 15:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Let me tell you the truth: I am against Turkish
EU membership," French presidential contender Nikolas Sarkozy said
in a letter which was sent to the Armenian Foundations Coordination
Council. "The real problem lies with Turkey; I cannot tell young
French school students that Europe's borders lie along Syria and
Iraq. If we accept Turkey then, putting aside the Ukraine for a
moment, we have to accept Lebanon, Israel, and the Magrib. If Europe
really wants to give off a sense of security, then its borders must
be defined. We should deepen our relations with Turkey, but not to
the point of EU membership. What we need is an urgent declaration of
'privileged partnership' with Turkey..." the letter says.