EU bureaucrat put in tough spot over Armenian conference cancellation

News of the cancellation of the Armenian conference may put the EU head of the European delegation at the upcoming accession talks for Turkey in a difficult position. Pierre Mirel, the head of EU Commission's Enlargement Directorate, has defended Turkey's tolerant atmosphere in the past, even EU denying allegations that the first conference had been cancelled, and pointing out that it had only been delayed. With news of the surprising decision by the Istanbul 4th Chamber Court reaching Brussels yesterday afternoon, Mirel, along with many others on both EU and Turkish accession talks sides, may find that their tasks' difficulty level has once again been racheted upwards. Â