Gul: There is not direct or indirect connection between Armenian allegations and Turkey's EU full membership

Turkish Foreign Ministry & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that there was no direct or indirect connection between Turkey's EU membership and so-called Armenian genocide allegations. Replying to the written motion of True Path Party (DYP) parliamentarian Ummet Kandogan, Gul said Turkey met Copenhagen Political Criteria required for start of Turkey's EU membership talks.Gul said conditions of membership process were definite for every candidate, stressing that Turkey's membership process would continue within the framework drawn by EU acquisitions. Gul said a History Research Group was formed within the body of the Turkish Historical Society (TTK) probing Armenian allegations, noting that the books that would be written as a result of those studies would be presented to the information of Turkish and international public. Â