TURKISH JOURNALISTS SET FREE 2 HOURS LATER

ArmInfo
2009-04-14 17:08:00

ArmInfo. Turkish journalists taken under control in Margara section
of the Armenian- Turkish border were set free two hours later.

As the Turkish newspaper "Zaman" reports, on April 13, Monday, 5
Turkish journalists came to Yerevan to prepare a reportage dedicated
to the situation on the border in the context of possible opening of
the Armenian-Turkish border and moods among the citizens of Armenia, as
well as to analyze the current situation between Armenia and Turkey on
the threshold of the meeting of BSEC countries’ foreign ministers. As
on Monday the Armenian Foreign Ministry was closed in connection with
the announced day-off, the Turkish journalists decided to go to the
Margara crossing point of the Armenian-Turkish border without any
permit. According to the source, the journalists of Turkey-based Fox
TV and newspapers "Hurriyet" and "Zaman" tried to make shooting near
Margara, but Armenian and Russian frontier guards came to the place
immediately. They told the journalists that shooting was forbidden
in that place, and took them to the military unit.

According to the Turkish source, journalists were given tea, coffee
and cakes, and asked to tell in detail why they came to Armenia. After
almost a two-hour conversation in friendly atmosphere, the journalists
were set free.