Expert: Turkey not matured for EU yetNovember 22, 2008 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey should speed up the process of reforms for joining the European Union, an expert said."Turkey has increased the number of laws meeting European standards but it's not enough. Having changed greatly since 1990-ies, Turkey failed to settle its problems with Cyprus and Armenia," Riccardo Serri, a member of European Commission, said during "Turkey-Armenia Dialogue Series: Breaking the Vicious Cycle" seminar in Yerevan. "Furthermore, France, which holds presidency in the EU, opposes Turkey's bid," he said, adding that the Armenian-Turkish dialogue could help Ankara overcome obstacles on the way toward the European Union. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |