MELBOURNE (AA) - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc asked the Turks living in Australia to adapt to the society where they were living.
Arinc who came to Australia upon the common invitation of Australian parliament and senate speakers on Saturday, met with the representatives of Turkish community.
Arinc said in the meeting that Turkey could become member of the EU after eight-ten years.
Regarding the Armenian genocide claims, Arinc said that no such crime was committed. Arinc stressed that he cancelled his visit to Poland and postponed his visit to Russia as the two countries' parliaments adopted decisions supporting Armenian claims.
Arinc asked the representatives of the Turkish community living in Australia to fully integrate with the Australian society and to learn its language, laws, and traditions to this end.
2005-05-08