10/05/2010 16:36
Seminar on Turkey-Europe relations kicked off in Salzburg
“What Turkey? What Europe?” seminar has been kicked off in Salzburg, aiming to provide a valuable service to the policy-making and business communities by bringing analysts and practitioners together to project its potential for economic, political, and social development.
The seminar will last from May 9 to May 13 with participation of several reputable organizations of the EU and Turkey. Among participants are Foreign Minister of Austria Michael Shpindeleger, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Member of the House of Lords, Parliament of the United Kingdom, David Hannay, Former President of the Republic of Cyprus and former Chief negotiator to the European Union George Vassiliou, and other officials.
A spokesperson for the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe said that the organization’s chairman Ashot Grigorian was invited to participate in the event. Ashot Grigorian briefly presented the highlights for discussions, including the current stage of Armenia-Turkey negotiations and perspectives of the Armenian-Turkish documents, the process of the international recognition of the 1915 Genocide, issue of the closed by Turkey border, and item of relations with neighboring South Caucasian nations, in particular, with Azerbaijan.