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Disappointment in Turkey over cancelled tripThursday 03 December 2009 Turkish MPs are disappointed the Dutch parliament has cancelled a fact-finding mission about the country's wishes to join the European Union, the NRC reports on Thursday. The parliamentary EU affairs commission decided yesterday to cancel the trip, apparently based on comments by one spokesman for the Turkish foreign affairs ministry, who said anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders is a racist and not welcome. 'If a Dutch colleague has preconceptions about our country, the best thing to do is welcome him and change his mind,' Yasar Yakis, chairman of the Turkish parliament's EU harmonisation committee told the NRC. Other interest groups Dutch MPs, with the exception of the Socialist Party, voted yesterday to cancel the January trip, even though politicians, academics and other interest groups had agreed to meet delegates. 'We are doing a disservice to them,' SP Harry Bommel told the NRC. Neither the Turkish prime minister or foreign minister have spoken publicly about Wilders' visit and no formal decision has been taken about meeting the delegation, the NRC said. A spokesman for the foreign affairs ministry told the paper it was a unilateral decision by the Netherlands not to go ahead with the visit. 'We have not banned any MP from coming to Turkey but we are not going to roll out the red carpet for Wilders, considering media attention for him will overshadow the rest of the delegation. Opposed Wilders said earlier he planned to use the visit to Turkey to explain why he is totally opposed to Turkish membership of the EU. In an article in the Volkskrant in October Wilders said no Muslim country should be a member of the EU. Any 'more importation of that backward Islamic culture is undesirable,' he wrote. 'Western civilisation is so much better than a society based on Islamic imperialism and barbarism.' Wilders said on Thursday it is 'a real shame' he would not be able to debate with the Turkish government. 'It shows they cannot deal wi th criticism and critics. It's a totalitarian, cowardly regime and will not be a member of the EU in a hundred million years,' the Volkskrant quoted him as saying. © DutchNews.nl Get the DutchNews.nl newsletter in your mailbox: Click here to subscribe
New EU President's policy ? By Gerard | December 3, 2009 4:31 PM Based on Wilders' interview with Volkskrant, I feel sorry for Dutch voters, who elected such an unethical person, who lacks any basic diplomacy skills. I guess it is Wilders who may be called as coward by canceling his trip to Turkey. By Ronald | December 3, 2009 7:38 PM It's quite unfortunate and sad news that Mr.Geert Wilder could get support from the majority of the members of the parliament! The one who is trying his best to destroy the image of the Dutch public with his increasing support and the peace and harmony among the citizens is rewarded by other political parties!. Turkey is extremely important for the EU and NATO, and its in the advantage of the EU to get Turkey among them as a full member immediately. Besides this would be a very wrong and demaging message towards the Islamic World! By Khalid Ahmed Chaudry | December 4, 2009 12:11 AM I hope that individual judgment will not interfere with the option to communicate and understand cultural differences and similarities. The only thing to win is understanding which can lead to finding new opportunities where countries can meet agreements. The only thing loose is the opportunity. By M | December 4, 2009 7:48 AM I doubt that the EU will last 100 million years. EU would do well to last as long as the Roman system, which decayed due to it's betrayal of it's core values. Much as the EU is betraying western civilization values. This intolerance on the part of the Turks does not bode well for their toleration of criticism. Even while outside the EU, Turkey is on a path toward Sharia tyranny and the loss of it's independent military as guardian of a secular state. Alexander is turning in his grave at the loss of all he accomplished in Byzantium. By kevin | December 4, 2009 8:21 AM Türkiye is last chance for EC.. because China India Russia and Brazil will grow. The other players were Japan, USA and EC. By Yavuz | December 4, 2009 8:31 AM The fact finding mission should also visit formerly all Greek villages ethnically cleansed by the Turkish Army from Cyprus to examine how Turkey will advance the EU. See crosses cut off chistian churches now used as Mosques and desecrated christian cemetaries where the crosses of tombstones have been broken and rib cages and other bones have been partially dug up. By Timothy McPherson | December 4, 2009 8:50 AM It's time that Western/EU politicians, who believe in upholding Universal Human Rights, a great Western Enlightenment Heritage - to stand up firm and bravely, like the brilliant Mr. Wilders! Dark Age racist, sexist and sadist culture using God and religion, has no more place in progressive modernity. Europe and its mostly progressive Western civilisation, which is mainly Christian West, is being imposed with extreme arrogance by Al-Qaeda led/constructed Dark Age Arabic culture (we are talking about CULTURE, not race - so do stop with simplistic and typical ‘racism’ accusation there! ) Such is the Dark Age Arabic culture, that homogenizes (such as the primitive male-constructed veiling of diverse women/girls particularly in sexist Burkhas including in the West - imagine the horror of unfortunate enlightened Westerners!) and is ruling with an increasing brutal iron grip, how and what kind of (one) Islam should be practised, on what used to be diverse Muslim identities, whether of self, cultural and ethnic identities, from East to West, globally, including in dynamically multicultural and used to be modern Malaysia! These kind of Dark Age Muslims, who are Islamists (who politicize Islam, particularly based on deceitful elitist male/human self-interest) deceitfully and selectively exploit UDHR, but only to protect their (usually male-elitist identity)interest; but could not give a toss about other human rights, which are all equally important, nor other beings human rights, whether of ordinary Muslim believers, particularly women/girls and gays, and of non-Muslims! By Katharina Sri (former: Noor Aza Othman) | December 7, 2009 9:42 AM Cyprus is taken in 15th century and Turks living there for 5 centuries..Turkish army went into Cyprus in 1974, for protecting Turkish people who have been under the persecution and torture by the Rum Greek people..Anybody can come and see in Istanbul, all the churches and sinagogs living savely for their few prayers. Islam is the last religion of God and also respectful to Jesus and Moses prophers..Besides these what is related with cyprus and Turkish Republic in European Commnunity?? Will it keep going a christian community or will it be a real power and peace maker for the world? It can be done by taking the Türkiye inside.. Otherwise Türkiye is already 15th economy of the world no nee to be in EC so much.. By Yavuz | December 7, 2009 10:04 AM Place your comments: |
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It is not wilders that is ill-minded and sick, it is the people who give him so much coverage in the news wherever he goes.but that is how things work in this world, so life goes on like this.Ethics, principle, logic, democracy, etc... are all defined well only on papers and are never meant to be practiced 100%.
By Micky | December 3, 2009 3:32 PM