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    AZG Armenian Daily #115, 23/06/2005


    Turkey-Armenia

    'BORDER WITH ARMENIA SHOULD OPEN'

    European Commission Warns Turkey

    On June 22, Turkish public television and press informed that the European
    Commission warned Turkey to open its border with Armenia. The warning
    concerning Armenian issues came from European Enlargement Commissioner Oli
    Ren who backs Turkey's accession to EU.

    Answering parliamentarians' questions at the Commission for External
    Relations, Oli Ren said, "I think the Turkish government should open border
    with Armenia. That's important". Meanwhile, he positively assessed Turkish
    prime minister's proposal of a "joint group of historians from both
    countries" and pointed out that the European Commission attaches special
    importance to implementation of laws on freedom of speech, national
    minorities and laws on estate.

    "I sent a written appeal to foreign minister Abdullah Gul two days ago
    concerning these laws. We think the present draft laws are insufficient. We
    demanded that they revise them. If there are still derelictions, we'll have
    to take appropriate steps".

    By Hakob Chakrian
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