Turkey's being Muslim state not a cause for EU rejectionApril 16, 2007 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rene van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, welcomes the moves Turkey undertakes for joining the EU. During a news conference in Strasbourg today he said the EU doesn't consists of Christians only and Turkey's being a Muslim state is not a cause for EU's rejection. The PACE President also voiced content with his visit to Cyprus and a clearer vision of the problem existing between the North and Greek Cyprus. He said he requested TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat for a visit to the Council of Europe, Trend reports.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |