EU TURKEY REPORT “LACKS REALISM”

A European Union report lately called on Turkey to take responsibility for the alleged genocide of Armenians by the former Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The Turkish government is attacking the EU for this report.

The published report suggested recognition from Turkey for the genocide and other crimes against humanity committed during the fall of the Ottoman Empire. According to the report, the recognition is a condition of Turkey’s accession to the Union.

Turkey responded dismayed. Officials in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, are appalled by the report. Some see this development as further evidence of the EU’s lack of commitment to Turkish accession in the face of domestic opposition from certain member-states.

“We think that some elements in the report are written with political motives and without realism and are not in accordance with the European Parliament’s credibility and seriousness,” complains Namik Tan, a spokesperson for the Turkish foreign office.

According to Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s position on the Armenian genocide incident remains unchanged. He adds that the European Union report was not a binding document.

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