ARMENIA’S GOVERNMENT TRIES TO OFFSET RISKS OF OPENING THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

PanARMENIAN.Net
07.10.2009 19:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On October 7, RA prime minister Tigran Sargsyan ,
responding during a "government hour" at the National Assembly of
Armenia, to a question of the chairman of the Heritage Party, MP
Armen Martirosyan whether the government of Armenia analyze possible
economic consequences of the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border,
mentioned that the works are carried out.

"Each ministry has been directed by the RA President Serzh Sargsyan
to conduct such a study, and most of these materials are kept secret,"
the Prime Minister said.

Tigran Sargsyan added that the government use the analytical materials
provided by the Armenian political parties, in particular, by the ARF,
which, contained very important ideas.

The Prime Minister also stressed that these works are to be continued
and still much has to be done, in order to minimize possible risks
may occur after opening of the border.