  Turkey's Chamber of Commerce is not interested in opening of Armenian-Turkish BorderMay 12, 2009 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's chamber of commerce is not interested in opening the Armenian-Turkey border, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter representative of Turkey's chamber of commerce Selcuk Yilmaz at the 15th meeting of the General Assembly of the Union of International Fright Forwarders Association of BSEC member countries in Yerevan. At the same time, Armenia will gain most after opening the boarder, he stated.According to Turkey's chamber of commerce representative, it is difficult to speak about consequences of opening the Armenian-Turkish border so far, since that issue is of political or social nature. "In respect to economy, there are no precise data about increase in turnover or other indicators, since it requires time and detailed examination of the structure of the trade," he added. "For both countries opening of the border will secure peace at first," told the Selcuk Yilmaz. According to him, opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is a constituent of international law, therefore Turkey must be obedient to its norms.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK  As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. |
