Armenia shouldn't have initiated opening borders with Turkey

PanARMENIAN.Net - "The issue of opening Armenian-Turkish border was introduced even in 2007 by Armenia, which was a mistake," Heritage Parliamentary Faction representative Stepan Safaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



According to MP, as Turkey unilaterally closed the border, international community had to demand Turkey to open the border with Armenia. "RA-Turkish rapprochement should have been a result of Turkey's revised policy towards Armenia, and not another issue on Turkey external policy agenda,'' Safaryan emphasized.



When questioned by PanARMENIAN.Net reporter on possible economic consequences of Armenian-Turkish border opening, the MP responded that negative consequences can't be excluded, as RA-manufactured products won't hold up against competition with Turkey's production. «RA is trying to establish normal relations with Turkey, while unprepared to counter negative consequences opening of borders could entail.''