November 1, 2001 - 22:56 AMT
"TURKEY HAS NOT MATURED TO ENTER EUROPEAN UNION YET,"
Turkey has not matured to enter European Union yet. Member of the European Parliament Dimitro Volchich expressed such an opinion in a conversation with journalists. "Arminfo" agency reports about it. In his words, another 10 years will pass before Turkey is able to fulfil all the requirements of the European Union. Speaking about integration of Armenia into European structures, Volchich accentuated Yerevan in its time, unlike Baku, did its best to enter the Council of Europe. Concerning the Karabakh problem settlement, the member of the European Parliament stated the conflict should be resolved taking into account the opinion of the majority of Nagorno-Karabakh population.