Turkey doesn't seek after EU membership any longer?
"Turkey has restrained its diplomatic stride toward the European Union recently," Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of the Oriental Studies, told a news conference in Yerevan.
Turkey longs for domination in the Middle East but not in Europe, according to him.
"Position of leading European states, including France which doesn't want to see it in the EU, is an important factor here. Furthermore, support for the European way of development wanes in Turkey," he said.
The EU-Turkey entry talks opened in October 2005, although the bid was submitted in 1965.
The Cypriot issue remains the major stumbling block for Turkish membership.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has numerously stated that 'Turkey has no place in Europe'. Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, shares this opinion.
Turkey longs for domination in the Middle East but not in Europe, according to him.
"Position of leading European states, including France which doesn't want to see it in the EU, is an important factor here. Furthermore, support for the European way of development wanes in Turkey," he said.
The EU-Turkey entry talks opened in October 2005, although the bid was submitted in 1965.
The Cypriot issue remains the major stumbling block for Turkish membership.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has numerously stated that 'Turkey has no place in Europe'. Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, shares this opinion.
