Erdogan urges EU to change perspective on Turkey’s bidSeptember 29, 2010 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that there was no other country than Turkey that waited at the door of the European Union (EU) for half a century. Erdogan said he had asked his European friends why Turkey had been kept waiting at EU's door for 50 years but he had not received any answer. "Which of the EU acquis has Turkey failed to fulfil? Have all the EU member states fulfilled the requirements of EU acquis as much as Turkey," Erdogan said during the gala dinner of the Global Economic Symposium in Istanbul. Erdogan said if countries were not in solidarity, they could not ensure a world where peace prevailed, World Bulletin reported. "If we are to establish the Alliance of Civilizations and stand against clash of civilizations, which is what we have to do, then we cannot look at the EU as a Christian club," he said. Erdogan said in such a case, the EU should be considered a political and social union, and EU's perspective on Turkey had to change. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |