Turkey Should Be Honest about Her Past

PanARMENIAN.Net - "It is very worrisome that people in and outside Turkey are being threatened or prosecuted, if they recognize the Armenian Genocide," Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende told Reformatorisch Dagblad newspaper.



"The Motion of December 2004 called upon the government, to continuously and explicitly raise the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Turkey should be honest about her past and come to terms with it", Balkenende argued.



The negotiations with Turkey for accession are a classical example of how it should not be done, van der Staaij of SGP said. His colleague Rouvoet wondered how it is possible that Turkey still can have the EU negotiations so much her own way.



To the opinion of the Dutch parliament the negotiation negotiations have to stop if Turkey does not allow Cypriot ships and airplanes.