TURKEY WILL OPEN THE BORDER ONLY IN CASE ARMENIA

armradio.am
06.11.2007 14:52

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists following
the meeting with US President George W Bush that "Turkey will open the
border with Armenia only after it stops the occupation of Azeri lands."

According to Novosti Azerbaijan, Erdogan said that "Armenia’s only wish
is to open the border with Turkey." "But you have occupied Nagorno
Karabakh. The world treats you as an aggressor. It’s necessary to
stop the occupation, which continues up to now. Therefore, we shall
not open the border with Armenia," Erdogan declared.

Turning to the Armenian Genocide issue, the Turkish Prime Minister
noted that "Armenia must open its archives. But they do not do
that. Turkey is ready to face its history, but will Armenia manage
to do the same?" Erdogan declared.