Turkey wondering where to pass the Armenian footballMay 16, 2009 - 20:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At today' international conference in Yerevan, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian expressed the official view of Armenia on opening Armenian-Turkish border. "We're currently in the stage where final decision on opening of Armenian-Turkish border should be taken. Our motivation is quite clear: we're unwilling to burden future generations with this issue. Our aim is development and proliferation of Armenia,'' he said, adding that Armenia has done its best and now the football is on Turkish filed. In reply to his statement, representative of Turkey, International Relations Department Professor at Middle Eastern Technical University in Ankara, Hussein Bakhtchi agreed with the ball being on Turkish filed, yet noting that Turkey is wondering where to pass the Armenian football. "Our President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoghlu have a positive attitude towards opening of Armenian-Turkish border, even though Turkish people are opposed to it.'' Hussein Bakhtchi questioned Edward Nalbandian whether he shares his concern on the issue. RA FM responded that differences and misunderstandings are present in both countries, which is natural. Still, overcoming of anti-Armenian moods is the internal issue of Turkey itself. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |