Turkey's democracy depends on sweetness and size of the "European pie"
"Turkey's bid to the EU is the issue of Armenia's national interest. If it is a Turkey that is not afraid of facing its past, meets European standards securing the rights of national minorities, freedom of speech and expression, including transparency of archives and documents, it will be a neighbor we can dream about. But present-day Turkey hasn't matured for the European Union yet," member of the Armenian National Assembly's committee on European integration, political scientist Armen Ashotyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"We should not forget that integration into European structures is a priority of Armenia's foreign policy. This includes the European Neighborhood Policy and the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan. As an EU member state, Turkey means an open land border that makes European integration possible. Strategically, Turkey membership in the EU is beneficial for Armenia. Democratic Turkey is a possible phenomenon. All depends on the sweetness and size of the "European pie," he said.
Full text of the interview
"We should not forget that integration into European structures is a priority of Armenia's foreign policy. This includes the European Neighborhood Policy and the Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan. As an EU member state, Turkey means an open land border that makes European integration possible. Strategically, Turkey membership in the EU is beneficial for Armenia. Democratic Turkey is a possible phenomenon. All depends on the sweetness and size of the "European pie," he said.
