  Diba Nigar Goksel: EU isn't waiting for TurkeyNovember 21, 2007 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reforms Turkey has to carry out for joining the EU are hardly moving, since they conflict with the views of majority of the population, analyst at the European Stability Initiative (ESI) Diba Nigar Goksel said at a Yerevan-hosted conference titled "Armenia and Turkey: Regional Interests in Light of European Integration Processes.""Many in Turkey hold traditional way of thinking and the state can't admit some European standards, No one in the EU is waiting for us. We do not fit the European Union with our culture and policy. Meanwhile, development of democratic institutes is observed although the opinion of the Turkish public is mostly determined by nationalist attitude," she said.   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 U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.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.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
