GERMAN MINISTER OF STATE WELCOMES THE DIALOGUE LAUNCHED BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY
Gita Elibekyan
"Radiolur"
30.03.2009 14:05
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Gernot Erler
said during the joint press conference in Yerevan with the Deputy
Foreign Minister of Armenia, Karine Ghazinyan, that he welcomes the
meetings of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents targeted at the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict, as well as the dialogue launched
between Armenia and Turkey.
"We would be very glad if the Armenian-Turkish border opened under
this economic crisis," Gernot Erler said, adding that it would provide
additional opportunities for the development of the region, as a whole.
"Having closed borders in the 21st century is unnatural: there are many
neighbors who have problems, but they solve those through dialogue. I
thin that today Armenia and Turkey are en route to dialogue, and the
rest of the problems will be solved after the border is opened and
diplomatic relations are established," Deputy Foreign Minister of
Armenia Karine Ghazinyan said.
Speaking about the Karabakh issue, Gernot Erler excluded the military
solution of the conflict. "I want to make a proposal during my visit to
the region: although we state that the meetings on the presidential
level are very productive, it’s necessary for the society to be
ready for mutual concessions. It ‘s necessary to think about the
establishment of peace in the region," the Minister of State at the
Federal Foreign Office of Germany stated.