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"The honourable Member has asked two questions. The first concerns the 1987 resolution on acknowledging the genocide in 1915-1917 and the second question basically concerns political relations between Armenia and Turkey. With regard to the first question, these issues are obviously open to political interpretation, although they are based on a historical assumption which we all acknowledge and which is extremely important, but which is not a precondition for reopening dialogue with Turkey. With regard to relations between Armenia and Turkey, which we hope will be positive in future, all that the European Union has done is to try to ensure that Turkey complies with the European Union’s normal framework of external relations. This framework includes good relations with Armenia, especially on trade matters. These good relations and the whole framework for cooperation on which they are based are part of the
that Turkey must accept. Nevertheless, at international level, we cannot force countries to maintain good relations with one another, as these cannot be imposed by decree. They must result from a political decision. Turkey must practically demonstrate that no matter how it views the situation in Armenia, if it wishes to open negotiations with the European Union and if it wishes to join the European Union, it will, of course, have to respect the whole framework of good relations that the European Union enjoys with Armenia. This has, until now, been a purely bilateral issue and the European Union cannot, therefore, intervene in it."@en1
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