EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MAKES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION A PRECONDITION FOR TURKEY'S ACCESSION TO EU

European Parliament voted on a resolution regarding the opening of accession negotiations with Turkey, stating that the Turkish authorities still did not satisfy the requirements concerning the Armenian questions such as they are expressed by the European Parliament in its resolution of June 18, 1987.
As reported by the European Armenian Federation, with a vote of 356 for, 181 against and 125 abstentions, the European Assembly resolution "calls on Turkey to recognize the Genocide of the Armenians," and considers this act a "prerequisite to accession to the European Union."
The day before the vote, the parties present at the European Parliament had agreed on a compromise text that made no mention of the Armenian issues; the final resolution adopted by a majority of Parliament reflects two amendments proposed by a group of deputies (Pierre Moscovici, Harlem Desir, Marie Arlette Carlotti and Martine Roure, among others - PSE)].
"This final call of the European Parliament before the negotiations with Turkey should serve as direction to the Council of the Union and the European Commission," stated Hilda Tchoboian, President of the European Armenian Federation.
"Europeans can have confidence in the effectiveness of the negotiations only if their leaders represent their aspirations. We therefore urge the Foreign Ministers of the European Union to tackle the question of the Genocide in their October 3rd meeting in Luxembourg.”

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