Turkey's democracy depends on sweetness and size of the "European pie"December 14, 2007 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "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. 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. |