If Turkey wishes accession to the EU, it has to comply with EU standards. To that end it has to establish normal relations with neighbors, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian stated at a joint news conference with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Heikki Talvitie. He hoped for the question of opening the border with Armenia to be discussed at the talks over Turkey's accession to the EU. V. Oskanian called «positive and natural» the EP passing a resolution, which conditioned Turkey accession to the EU with recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Ankara. In the Armenian FM's words, the discussion of Armenian issues within the context of the talks will have a positive impact on the Armenian-Turkish relations. In his turn Heikki Talvitie noted the EP resolution is an evidence that «issues of Armenian-Turkish relations will be discussed during the talks over Turkey's accession to the EU.»