Each time the matter of talks on Turkey's accession to the EU is discussed at the European Parliament, the issue of recognition of the Armenian Genocide is raised, Chair of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France Marie-Anne Isler-Béguin stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In her words, it is impossible to imagine that a state can enter Europe without recognizing a genocide fact and having a blocked border with a neighbor. "We remind Turkey of the need to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide and open the border and will always abide by this position," she emphasized.