ARMENIA STANDS TO GAIN MORE FROM OPEN BORDERS THAN TURKEY, TURKISH REPRESENTATIVE SAYS
By M. Alkhazashvili
The Messenger
Feb 11 2008
Georgia
Reopening the Turkish-Armenian border, closed since 1993, would do
more economically for Armenia than Turkey, Turkish secretary-general
of the Intercultural Dialogue Platform Cemal Usak said in Yerevan on
February 7.
According to the news agency Regnum, Usak said Turkish goods are
more costly for Armenian consumers because they must be routed
through Georgia. He stated that while Armenians stand to gain much
from a direct connection with Turkey, a major regional manufacturer,
Turkey will gain only a boost to its international image by opening
the border.
Opening the border depends entirely on Armenia’s leaders, Usak
reportedly added.