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In reply to a question from Mrs Frahm, at the meeting in February, I had the opportunity of presenting the provisions in the Accession Partnership for Turkey concerning the area brought up by Mrs Maes in her question. As we know, the Council adopted the Accession Partnership on 8 March 2001.
Turkey’s response came in the form of a national programme for implementing the legislation adopted by the Turkish government on 19 March. The Commission is currently examining the content of Turkey’s national programme, including looking at the extent to which it agrees with the Accession Partnership on the points brought up by Mrs Maes in her question. The assessment will be conducted by the Commission within the framework of the progress report to be presented to the Council in the autumn. The Council has noted that the Commission’s preliminary analysis proposes that, with regard to the political criteria, considerably more effort should be demanded in the areas of abolishing the death penalty and of cultural rights for all citizens regardless of origin.
In this context it is important to remember that the fact that something is included in the national programme for implementing legislation or that the legislation has been adopted is not sufficient. The European Union makes greater demands than that. It is implementation which is important, and we all know that Turkey must ensure that what is written in the programme is also put into practice. Therefore, it is important that the various bodies for monitoring the Association Agreement really monitor the way the Turkish government is realising the undertakings contained in the programme in practice.
The Council will actively continue to urge and encourage Turkey to carry out reforms in the areas brought up by Mrs Maes, as there is much room for improvement. Therefore, the issues taken up will continue to be top of the agenda in the improved political dialogue.
With regard to Turkey’s policy on the Southern Caucasus, and in particular links with Armenia, the Council is urging Turkey to play an active role in efforts to strengthen peace and welfare in the area. The EU Troika, led by the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, visited the region in February. After the visit, the General Affairs Council also adopted conclusions. Consequently, the dialogue on the Southern Caucasus will regularly continue in high-level meetings with Turkey."@en1
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