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 President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |