Armenia to think of other alternatives in case of opening Turkish border

PanARMENIAN.Net - In case of opening border with Turkey Armenia should think of other communication alternatives, said Vazgen Safaryan, Chairman of the Union of Domestic Producers. Armenian freight is mostly transported via Georgian territory which pursues a tough price policy in relation to Armenia, creating favorable conditions for Azerbaijan. In that context, freight delivery via Turkey will be more advantageous, Safaryan finds. "However. to prevent Turkey from abusing monopolist's right Armenia should speed up construction of Iran-Armenia railroad," he noted.



In that connection, speaker ruled out possibility of any preconditions in Armenian-Turkish process. "If our Foreign Ministry is unable to neutralize those conditions, we must strive for having Armenian bases, particularly ports in Turkey to be able to unload Armenian products and deliver them to Armenia without custom fees," he added.



According to Safaryan, projects like Nabucco should also be viewed as alternatives.