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« Turkey’s foreign and security policy: an asset for Europe”, by John Greenway (Assembly of WEU)
Written by AGS on mars 31, 2010 – 4:36 -John Greenway (United Kingdom) has been a Member of Parliament for Ryedale (North Yorkshire) since June 1987. He is the author of numerous reports of the Assembly. In particular, together with Mr Muñoz Alonso (Spain), he recently submitted a report on behalf of the Committee for Parliamentary and Public Relations on “European security and enlargement: shifts in public opinion” (Document 2054) which was adopted during the December 2009 plenary session of the European Security and Defence Assembly. He is also the Chairman of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Turkey’s foreign and security policy could be a real asset for Europe. As a veritable bridge between East and West, Turkey holds a key geostrategic position: Europe would be wrong to deprive itself of such an asset. Not only is Turkey an active participant in several EU crisis-management operations and a major partner in the NATO operation in Afghanistan, it is also an important transit country for energy imports into Europe and a key player in any solution to the Middle East conflict. Turkish relations with Armenia are also improving, which could help in resolving the long-standing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Tags: adhésion, AESD, AUEO, AWEU, EU, Europe, ISAF, Nabucco, NATO, OTAN, Turkey, Turquie, UE, UEO, WEU
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