WB READY TO ASSIST RA AND TURKISH GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH BILATERAL RELATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.10.2009 10:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Intergovernmental border opening will create new
economy growth perspectives in Armenia, as a landlocked country,
WB Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a news conference in
Yerevan. "WB welcomes the perspective of possible opening of border
with Turkey, which will promote economic development in Armenia and
create new possibilities," she said.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed her readiness to work with RA and
Turkish governments to assist in this important process.

As WM MD stated, WB was instructed by RA Premier Tigran Sargsyan to
assess the needs of Armenian infrastructure in case of possible border
opening. "We’ll be glad to carry out his instructions," WB MD noted.