Armenian economy ministry has positive expectations from opening of Armenian-Turkish border
30.04.2009,
21:30
The RA Ministry of Economy has positive expectations from aftereffects of opening Armenian-Turkish state border, RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan said answering a question from ARKA.
YEREVAN, April 29. /ARKA/. The RA Ministry of Economy has positive expectations from aftereffects of opening Armenian-Turkish state border, RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan said answering a question from ARKA.
On the night of April 23 Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Turkey, with mediation of Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland made a joint announcement on regulating bilateral relations. The sides also announced about establishing a “roadmap” for normalization of bilateral relations.
He stressed both sides will benefit from open economic and trade markets.
“Closed borders are the most negative manifestation of protectionism and both sides suffer from it,” he said.
Besides, according to the Minister, the nations of both countries will receive a psychological transformation.
“This is very important for introducing new initiatives from the both sides and possibilities to think wider,” said Yeritsyan.
Minister also stressed the significant decrease in transport expenditure which will be possible when borders open as immediate access to Mediterranean Sea will ensure a significant economy of means in the sector of business.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey and the state border has been closed since 1993 on Ankara’s initiative.
Turkey has set a number of pre-conditions for improving bilateral relations, namely, Armenia’s abandoning the policy of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire during WWI, when some 1.5mln Armenians were massacred. Besides Turkey has an open pro-Azerbaijani stance in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Yerevan, in its turn, is ready to establish bilateral relations without any preconditions.–0--
On the night of April 23 Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Turkey, with mediation of Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland made a joint announcement on regulating bilateral relations. The sides also announced about establishing a “roadmap” for normalization of bilateral relations.
He stressed both sides will benefit from open economic and trade markets.
“Closed borders are the most negative manifestation of protectionism and both sides suffer from it,” he said.
Besides, according to the Minister, the nations of both countries will receive a psychological transformation.
“This is very important for introducing new initiatives from the both sides and possibilities to think wider,” said Yeritsyan.
Minister also stressed the significant decrease in transport expenditure which will be possible when borders open as immediate access to Mediterranean Sea will ensure a significant economy of means in the sector of business.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey and the state border has been closed since 1993 on Ankara’s initiative.
Turkey has set a number of pre-conditions for improving bilateral relations, namely, Armenia’s abandoning the policy of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire during WWI, when some 1.5mln Armenians were massacred. Besides Turkey has an open pro-Azerbaijani stance in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Yerevan, in its turn, is ready to establish bilateral relations without any preconditions.–0--
