TURKEY: BORDER WITH ARMENIA WILL OPEN TO TRADE SIGN IN TO RECOMMEND
By Sebnem Arsu
New York Times
Sept 1 2009
The Turkey-Armenia border, closed for more than 15 years, will be
opened to trade once diplomatic relations are established, the Turkish
Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Two protocols signed by the longtime
rivals on Monday and released Tuesday said the border would be opened
within two months of the ratification by each country’s Parliament of
an agreement on diplomatic relations. Such an agreement is expected
to be completed within six weeks. The protocols also call for the
formation of an international history commission to study the Armenian
genocide, the central dispute between the countries.