PETER SEMNEBY: ARMENIA AND TURKEY EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR EU

/PanARMENIAN.Net
05.04.2006 20:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The normalization of the Armenia-Turkey relations
is bound with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, EU Envoy
for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby stated at a press conference
in Yerevan today. In his words, Europe is interested in the opening
of the Armenian-Turkish border. “Armenia and Turkey are equally
important for the European Union. We hold membership talks with Turkey;
Armenia participates in the European Neighborhood Policy. It’s not
good that these two states do not enjoy diplomatic relations.” The
EU Envoy also emphasized that Armenia’s economy and the development
of regional economic projects suffer from the closed borders.