DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE OPEN BORDER, RUBEN TOVMASYAN SAYS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.09.2009 18:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Communist party is against opening of
Armenian-Turkish border, Communist Party leader Ruben Tovmasyan told
a news conference in Yerevan. Politician finds that closed borders do
not prevent Yerevan and Ankara from having diplomatic relations. "We
maintain diplomatic ties with countries whose geographical location is
unknown to us, let alone having direct borders," Communist leader said.

Tovmasyan believes that border opening poses threat to Armenian people,
as that paves the country’s way to NATO. "Turkey and NATO seek to
separate Yerevan from Moscow, but if Armenia conducts reasonable
policy, Russia will not ignore its interests," he noted.

"Armenian people should be attentive to what is going on so as not
to be swindled into Turkey’s tricks. Turkey will be Turkey. It will
never change its policy, especially in relation to Armenia. We and
Turkey are not neighbors; we are just countries living next to each
other. Even if they give us a ton of biscuits, we can’t be said to
be friendly states," Communist leader said, adding that Turkey in
this way is paving way to Karabakh, conducting a "moleskin policy".