  Turkey doesn't seek after EU membership any longer?November 1, 2007 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Turkey has restrained its diplomatic stride toward the European Union recently," Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of the Oriental Studies, told a news conference in Yerevan.Turkey longs for domination in the Middle East but not in Europe, according to him. "Position of leading European states, including France which doesn't want to see it in the EU, is an important factor here. Furthermore, support for the European way of development wanes in Turkey," he said. The EU-Turkey entry talks opened in October 2005, although the bid was submitted in 1965. The Cypriot issue remains the major stumbling block for Turkish membership. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has numerously stated that 'Turkey has no place in Europe'. Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, shares this opinion.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest 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. |
