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â€œIt is necessary to ensure that Turkey could be admitted to the EU,â€ David Cameron

25 January 2012 20:10 (UTC +04:00)

Answering questions after a speech to members of the Assembly, David Cameron also expressed his attitude to the decision of the French Senate to criminalize denial of the "Armenian genocide". The Prime Minister said that the French Parliament is free to make a decision, but noted that this decision could have a negative impact on relations with Turkey: "Naturally, in the past, Armenian people survived the tragedy and we should talk about it. But today we do not have to live in the past; we must pay attention to todayâ€™s problems. I think today on contrary the EU and Turkey should establish a closer relationship. At a time when we are fighting against terror, on the background of positive processes in the Middle East, we should think more about how we can live together. Muslim Turkey is playing a important role. On the contrary, it is necessary to ensure that Turkey could be admitted to the EU. Relations between Turkey and UK are very strong and Iâ€™m sure they will become even stronger. "