ARMENIA’S ECONOMY COULD BE DAMAGED BY OPENING OF BORDER WITH TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.09.2008 14:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Since it was Turkey that closed the border, it is
up to Turkey to open it. Turkey has no right to make any demands from
Armenians in return for the opening of the border, Harut Sassounian,
the Publisher of The California Courier newspaper said in an interview
with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"Furthermore, Armenia’s economy could be damaged by the opening of
the Turkish border. The Armenian parliament should urgently pass a law
prohibiting foreign entities from leasing or buying lands located in
strategic areas of Armenia or containing strategic resources. Such a
law would ensure the economic and strategic security of the Republic,"
he said.

At the same time he noted that it would be naive to suppose that soccer
matches, cultural exchange programs or meetings of Armenian and Turkish
NGO’s could lead to reconciliation between the two countries period.