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    European Demagogy

    Igor Muradyan

    Story from Lragir.am News:
    http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26714.html

    Published: 17:15:09 - 29/06/2012

    According to the mass media, on 28 June 2012 sixteen ministers of
    foreign affairs of the EU member states released an open letter called
    `EU and Turkey: Stronger Together' appealing to accept Turkey into the
    European Union soon. However, it was not a sensation since the Turkish
    mass media took this event in a very reserved manner but also
    critically. This can be seen from the opinion of four leading and most
    respectable newspapers but apparently there are more radical views of
    the Turkish media.

    Such a statement has been issued by the European Union more than once.
    Why do they need one more statement if there is the Copenhagen
    agreement, and many other similar agreements? We should pay attention
    to the fact that along with the most common theses this statement
    contains also good but very tough demands for Turkey. For example,
    they speak more definitely about `freedom of travel' to Europe, not
    `freedom of entry', while adding the requirement of the rules and
    control of immigration.

    The Europeans still bring up the Cyprus issue which is a key one in
    the improvement of the European-Turkish relations at this moment, and
    which Turkey is not going to solve. Turkey is reminded about its
    unacceptability for the EU policy in the Western Balkans, taking into
    account the unilateral position of Turkey to support Muslim states and
    communities; about its issues in the Caucasus which are deepening;
    about the Kurdish issue, adding also terrorism which is viewed this
    time as the production of the Kurdish issue.

    Turkey's participation in democratization of the Central and Eastern
    Europe (I wonder how) looks sarcastic. It is absolutely clear that the
    Europeans pursue only one goal to `encourage' Turkey for its
    participation in the decision of the Near East issues, in accordance
    with the interests of the Western community, while in a broader range
    to shift responsibility for further issues on Turkey and list it among
    the unsolvable issues of the region, forcing it to clash with the
    regional competitors.

    Besides, the question occurs where the other members of the European
    Union are, and most importantly, where France is, what its position on
    this issue is, as well as the position of Denmark, Netherland, Belgium
    and other EU members. It is clear that Germany's joining to this
    statement was a forced step, since without it the statement would be
    just a fake.

    Europe once again is showing its demagogic relation to the European
    project of Turkey, which is a clear signal for many political forces
    in the European and Near East countries.

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