"EU criticises Turkish court decision to ban massacre conference
09.23.2005, 08:59 AM
BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission criticised a Turkish court ban on a conference on the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman empire, only days before the planned start of EU entry talks with Ankara.
In a strongly-worded response to the court ruling, the European Union's executive arm also warned that if not overturned, the judgment would impact an annual EU assessment of Ankara's readiness to join the bloc. "
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