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TURKEY DOESN'T SEEK AFTER EU MEMBERSHIP ANY LONGER?
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.11.2007 13:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Turkey has restrained its diplomatic stride toward
the European Union recently," Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the
Institute of the Oriental Studies, told a news conference in Yerevan.
Turkey longs for domination in the Middle East but not in Europe,
according to him.
"Position of leading European states, including France which doesn't
want to see it in the EU, is an important factor here. Furthermore,
support for the European way of development wanes in Turkey," he said.
The EU-Turkey entry talks opened in October 2005, although the bid
was submitted in 1965.
The Cypriot issue remains the major stumbling block for Turkish
membership.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has numerously stated that 'Turkey
has no place in Europe'. Manuel Barroso, the President of the European
Commission, shares this opinion.
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.11.2007 13:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Turkey has restrained its diplomatic stride toward
the European Union recently," Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the
Institute of the Oriental Studies, told a news conference in Yerevan.
Turkey longs for domination in the Middle East but not in Europe,
according to him.
"Position of leading European states, including France which doesn't
want to see it in the EU, is an important factor here. Furthermore,
support for the European way of development wanes in Turkey," he said.
The EU-Turkey entry talks opened in October 2005, although the bid
was submitted in 1965.
The Cypriot issue remains the major stumbling block for Turkish
membership.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has numerously stated that 'Turkey
has no place in Europe'. Manuel Barroso, the President of the European
Commission, shares this opinion.