ARMENIAN FM OSKANIAN: BORDERS SHOULD BE OPENED BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA

Hurriyet, Turkey
Oct 3 2007

Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has met for the first time with Armenian
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in New York City. During the two
men’s meeting, Armenian FM Oskanian brought up the subject of the
possibility of the opening of borders between Turkey and Armenia.

Babacan reportedly replied to Oskanian that currently, despite the
closed borders, there are airplane links between the two countries,
as well as trade being carried on over third countries, and that many
Armenians are currently employed in Turkey.