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"Mr President, Commissioner, I have listened carefully to Mr Lamassoure and the Members who have just spoken. I will surprise nobody by reminding you of the position of the French delegation of my group. I have tried in vain to understand why the majority of this House have an absolute desire for Turkey to join the European Union. For a start, most of the territory of Turkey is not in Europe. You have decided to urge her to join us. In reality, this decision has but one justification, which Mr Brok has just confirmed, and that is that Turkey belongs to NATO, and that it is therefore desirable for there to be a certain resemblance between the European Union, as some people imagine it, and NATO. I have just listened to what Mr Lamassoure said, and what he said in his report, which was full of reservations, of observations which should lead us to ask questions, and while I believe that we should be careful about trying to promote or impose our institutional system or our value system, which is too often our tendency, there are naturally things which are not acceptable. And it is true that while we are perfectly aware of the difficulties faced by Turkey as a result of the presence of Islamic fundamentalist elements on their territory, which are a danger, which require certain measures to be taken, at the same time we must accept that
in terms of democratic principles, the journey they have to make is still, to say the least, very long. And besides, many of you have said so before me. But I will add something else. What I do not understand, even though a certain number of countries have, unanimously in some cases, such as France, condemned the genocide suffered by the Armenians, is why the current Turkish government and Turkish people, who are not responsible for the past, but who are responsible for a collective history, are determined not to accept responsibility for that genocide. Other countries which have been responsible for genocides have been better able to accept their responsibilities. I think it is justifiable, here and now, to ask them to do the same. In any event, as long as it has not been recognised, as far as we are concerned, we will remain firmly opposed to Turkey’s entry into the European Union."@en1
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