French parliamentarians: Turkey's accession to EU great mistakeJanuary 29, 2008 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 11 parliamentarians of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) which is the main French centre-right political party adopted a statement on preventing membership of Turkey in the European Union. "Turkey's membership will have a negative impact on the EU budget To preserve the borders and political existence of EU Turkey shouldn't be accessed to the Union," the statement says. "71 per cent of French and 66 per cent of German citizens voted against Turkey's membership in the EU," it notes. "Turkey bordering on Syria, Iraq and Azerbaijan can not be a member of the European Union. Europe without borders will put an end to European mentality. Turkey's accession would be a great mistake," statement sys, APA reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |