France: EU-Turkey talks won't result in membership
France gave green light to continuation of the EU-Turkey talks but we rule out that these talks will result in membership, France's Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessov said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"France's President has outlined his position precisely. Anyway, the issue will be put on referendum," he said.
On June 26, France's Senate dropped a measure from a proposed law that requires a referendum on Turkey's membership in the European Union. It was one of the most sensitive parts of a broader institutional reform package going through the French Parliament and required a referendum before France could approve EU membership for any country whose population exceeds 5 per cent of the population of the entire 27-nation union.
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"France's President has outlined his position precisely. Anyway, the issue will be put on referendum," he said.
On June 26, France's Senate dropped a measure from a proposed law that requires a referendum on Turkey's membership in the European Union. It was one of the most sensitive parts of a broader institutional reform package going through the French Parliament and required a referendum before France could approve EU membership for any country whose population exceeds 5 per cent of the population of the entire 27-nation union.
