Yerevan, January 13. ArmInfo. Armenia should be ready for the possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, the member of the ARF Dashnaktsoutyun party Kiro Manoyan said during the international scientific conference on the opening the Armenian-Turkish border. The event is being held in Yerevan today with the support of USAID, Eurasia Foundation and the British Embassy in Armenia.
Manoyan said that to be ready means to study ways to prevent possible shocks and to preserve economic growth. He noted that the conference is a political action under a non-political cover. One can’t discuss economic problems without considering political ones. In Manoyan’s opinion, the content of the conference suggests that it was Armenia who closed the border and it is Armenia who must be convinced to open it. In reality, it is Turkey who keeps the border close and this blockade hampers Armenia’s economic growth. Manoyan noted that the absence of Turkish journalists proves that this event has received no approrpiate response from the Turkish mass media.
Manoyan said that any normal country should have open borders with its neighbors.
The conference suggests that the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will lead to peace and stability in the region and the border should be opened before the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “Hence, the organizers of the conference hint that the border will be opened if the conflict is resolved. This is not true, this problem, just like economic problems, will be solved within just two weeks after the opening of the border,” Manoyan said.
Meanwhile, during a Jan 12 press-conference US Charge D’Affaires to Armenia Anthony Godfrey pointed out that the studies carried out in the framework of the conference reflect the views of their authors and may not coincide with the position of the US Government.
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