ZEKI KARABAYIR: "AZERBAIJAN SHOULD KNOW THAT TURKEY WILL NOT ACT AGAINST ITS CONCERNS"
Today, Azerbaijan
Aug 2 2006
"Opening of Turkey-Armenia border is not work of Gars municipality
head, government, even state," this statement was given by AKP Kars
parliamentarian Zeki Karabayir.
Expressing attitude to the opinion of Naif Alibayoglu "Turkey should
open borders with Armenia", Gars municipality head said that Armenia
has not followed the rules pursued against it.
"Armenia has not withdrawn from their claim that means that it has
not freed the territories occupied. Besides it, through Diaspora it
made impact on Turkey for recognizing alleged "Armenian genocide".
Opening of the borders is significant composition of government and
even state policy. This is not the work within responsibility of
municipality head."
Zeki Karabayir added: "How much can Armenia with 3,5 mln population
impact on foreign trade turnover of Turkey? As concerns the opinion
of Turkey’s losing Russia market , it is not true. Our trade turnover
with Russia increases year after year without Armenia. For example,
in 2005, trade turnover between Turkey and Russia was 16~Zbillion
dollars, increase of this figure is considered to be 25~Zbillion
dollars in 2008. Azerbaijani nation should know that the state of
Turkey will not act against concerns of Turkey."
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
