Turkey More Dangerous to Europe, than Croatia or BulgariaOctober 10, 2006 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Blackmail of European countries, first of all France, by Turkey is very strong, Armenian Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan stated at a news conference in Yerevan, when commenting on the threats by Turkey against the French Parliament against the possible adoption of the law criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. In his words, EU member states are well aware what awaits for them in case that country joins the EU. "Turkey is more dangerous to Europe, than Croatia or Bulgaria. The European Constitution was not adopted in Holland and France just due to these countries being afraid of Turkish presence. However, Turkey has no money to pursue its policy thus it resorts to blackmail,» Hovhannisyan remarked.As for the statement of French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy that Turkey's place is not in the EU, the Vice-Speaker noted that he had expressed the viewpoint of the majority of France's population. «He is a very popular politician and an obvious presidential hopeful. He speaks on behalf of his constituents and their number is enough not to admit Turkey to the EU,» Hovhannisyan underscored. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |