FOREIGN MINISTRY OF ARMENIA DENIES STATEMENT BEING ATTRIBUTED TO ARMENIAN FM SAYING ‘OPENING OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AFTER US PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO TURKEY
ArmInfo
2009-03-30 15:42:00
ArmInfo. Foreign Ministry of Armenia denied the statement being
attributed to FM of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan saying ‘opening of the
Armenian- Turkish border has been scheduled after US President Barack
Obama’s visit to Turkey’. As Head of the Department for Mass Media
Relations of Armenia’s FM press service Tigran Balayan told ArmInfo,
the information about the statement made by Armenia’s foreign minister
does not meet the reality.
To note, the Azerbaijani media report referring to the Turkish press,
in particular, CNNTurk TV channel and the news portal Abhaber.com,
that E. Nalbandyan made such a statement. According to the Turkish
media, opening of the border will take place before April 24 and after
US president’s visit to Turkey. ABhaber.com, referring to source in
the European Commission reports that the Turkish foreign minister
schedules to visit Armenia in the midst of April. To recall, Foreign
Minister of Turkey Ali Babacan actually intends to visit Armenia and
take part in OBSEC session.