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JOSE MANUEL BARROSO: EU IS NOT READY TO ACCEPT TURKEY EITHER TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.07.2007 14:13 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In an interview to Kathimerini Greek newspaper
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso stated that
Turkey is not ready to join the European Union, but the membership
negotiations should continue. "Let's be honest. Turkey is not ready
to become an EU member and the European Union is not ready to accept
Turkey as a member. Neither tomorrow nor the day after tomorrow",
Barroso told. But at the same time he urged EU member states not to
shut the door on Turkey altogether. "Personally, I believe it is a
matter of the EU's credibility. I would like to ask France and all
member states not to change the decision we took jointly and continue
negotiations," he underlined.
Membership talks with Turkey begun in 2005 and include 35 policy
areas. Ankara also must open his ports and airports for Cyprus, an
EU member-state. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, who took office
earlier this year, has said he opposes Turkish EU membership.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.07.2007 14:13 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In an interview to Kathimerini Greek newspaper
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso stated that
Turkey is not ready to join the European Union, but the membership
negotiations should continue. "Let's be honest. Turkey is not ready
to become an EU member and the European Union is not ready to accept
Turkey as a member. Neither tomorrow nor the day after tomorrow",
Barroso told. But at the same time he urged EU member states not to
shut the door on Turkey altogether. "Personally, I believe it is a
matter of the EU's credibility. I would like to ask France and all
member states not to change the decision we took jointly and continue
negotiations," he underlined.
Membership talks with Turkey begun in 2005 and include 35 policy
areas. Ankara also must open his ports and airports for Cyprus, an
EU member-state. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, who took office
earlier this year, has said he opposes Turkish EU membership.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress