Capital has no motherland which threatens Armenia if opens bordersMay 16, 2009 - 22:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Saying that the Armenian government has no pledging of security, Mr. Tevanyan also stressed that the government hasn't estimated economical consequences of opening the Armenian-Turkish border,' said the head of Politeconomy organization Andranik Tevanyan in an interview with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Being an advocate of liberal approaches in the economy, he however, treats opening of the border with Turkey as a very threatening event. "What would happen, if one day Turkey will decide to open the border with Armenia? The first thing, really threatening us, that in 5 minutes Armenia would be subject to Turkish economical expansion. The second thing, using developed oligarchy in Armenia's economy Turkey could easily 'buy' our oligarchs, and Armenian political elite would appear in their pocket, " said Tevanyan. He also stressed, that economy renounces borders and nations and capital has no motherland, which in this case can be very dangerous for Armenia. "The most important think for us should be the question of national security ", said the head of Politeconomy. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 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. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |