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FRANCE TO BACK OFF
TRT
Jan 10 2012
Turkey
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 13:21 .France's initiative to refer the
Armenian bill on the 1915 incidents to the EU has drawn reaction.
The Speaker of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has said that
the problem already of grave dimensions as such needs to be resolved
between Turkey and France and has warned France against bringing it
to Brussels.
He said that the issue should be left to the understanding of both
countries.
Replying to questions by international newsmen in Brussels, Buzek
said, regarding Turkey's EU accession, that no double standards were
implemented for any candidate, stressing that the Copenhagen criteria
are still valid.
Buzek said further that there were some differences within the Union
about Cyprus and Turkey's democratization efforts adding that they
were usual for democratic mediums.
TRT
Jan 10 2012
Turkey
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 13:21 .France's initiative to refer the
Armenian bill on the 1915 incidents to the EU has drawn reaction.
The Speaker of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has said that
the problem already of grave dimensions as such needs to be resolved
between Turkey and France and has warned France against bringing it
to Brussels.
He said that the issue should be left to the understanding of both
countries.
Replying to questions by international newsmen in Brussels, Buzek
said, regarding Turkey's EU accession, that no double standards were
implemented for any candidate, stressing that the Copenhagen criteria
are still valid.
Buzek said further that there were some differences within the Union
about Cyprus and Turkey's democratization efforts adding that they
were usual for democratic mediums.