German Schroder backs joint committee on Armenian question

The German Chancellor said that Turkey’s membership to the EU might take ten to 15 years.

In an exclusive interview with television station NTV ahead of his visit to Ankara in May 3, Schroder said that no new conditions would be introduced for Turkey’s membership of the European Union. He said that the German parliament debating the so-called Armenian question would not affect the bilateral relations.

The Chancellor also criticised the ongoing war of words duel between Turkey and the EU recently.
“On December 17 promises were made by both parties… both sides must put those promises into action,” he said.