  EU: continuing reforms, Turkey can fix progress by yearendJune 25, 2008 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union thinks that if Turkey continues reform it can fix progress by the yearend, according to Krisztina Nagy, European Commission's spokeswoman for enlargement. "Turkey is striding steadily toward the European Union. However, accession to the Union is long process. Turkey has already carried out a number of reforms, including cancellation of death penalty, consolidation of civil control over the armed forces and introduction of some amendments to the Constitution. Turkey also fixed progress in securing women and children's rights," she said. "But there is still a great deal of work to do. Turkey should develop its economy and demonstrate ability to carry out reforms in all fields, what implies adoption of 80 thousand pages of EU laws and standards," she said, Azeri Trend news agency reports.   Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol  Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |
