YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian disapproved today the European Union’s intention to start talks on Turkey’s accession process, saying it did not deserve the membership. Speaking at a joint news conference with the visiting foreign minister of Norway, Jan Petersen, Oskanian blamed Turkey for the continued closure of its border with Armenia and a law that criminalizes mentioning of the Armenian Genocide. Oskanian also rejected any possibility of Turkey’s involvement in the Karabagh regulation, proposed lately by a Russian co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk group, but admitted that Turkey is one of the major regional countries.
Jan Petersen, who is the Council of Europe’s chairman of the Committee of Ministers, said his government could not express an opinion on Turkey’s membership since Norway is not an EU member.
Norway’s foreign minister also said his government will continue its projects in Armenia, singling out the Norwegian Refugee Council’s project of building houses for refugees. He then said Armenia and Norway should work hard to raise their relations to a higher level. He said Norway can help Armenia develop its energy system, particularly, hydro-power stations.
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