France Supports Turkey Candidacy for EU AccessionJune 1, 2006 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "France supports Turkey's candidacy for accession to the EU. Turkey approaching European norms will have an undisputed stabilizing effect in the region as a whole. Everyone will benefit from it, first of all Armenia," French Ambassador to Armenia Henry Cuny stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net He said the EU is a club with clear, detailed rules, which are compulsory for everyone without exceptions. "Democracy, freedom of expression of opinions, beliefs, including religious ones, human rights, including national minority rights, lifting blockades of borders, liberalization of economy, establishment of normal relations with neighbors are the core of that club," Henry Cuny remarked.As of demonstrations against establishment of monuments to Armenian Genocide victims in some French towns lately, the diplomat called these "unacceptable" and "anachronistic." "While one of Turkish TV channels showed Ararat film on the events in 1915 with the consent of 71% of the audience, demonstrations denying the Armenian Genocide were held in France. These demonstrations are not in line with the evolution of the Turkish mentality," he underscored. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |