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NGOS OF TURKISH IGDIR REGION PROTESTS AGAINST OPENING BORDERS WITH ARMENIA
Trend News Agency
Sept 8 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 8 September / TrendNews, corr. I.Alizade / The NGOs
which function in the Igdir region of Turkey protest against opening
borders with Armenia.
"We are against opening borders with Armenia because Armenian policy
was established on enmity with the Turks," the statement provided by
12 NGOs of Igdir says.
Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijan's territory. Due to Armenia's
so-called 'Armenian genocide', territorial claims against Turkey and
occupation of Azerbaijan's territories, official Ankara has closed
borders with Armenia.
The statement says that the Igdir NGOs protest against Turkish
President Abdulla Gul's visit to Armenia.
"We are concerned by the issue that Armenia will justify its occupation
of the Azerbaijani lands, Armenia's arguments will strengthen, strong
opportunities will appear for the country to hold international
propaganda, harms will be brought to the international interests of
Turkey and Turkic world," Igdir NGOs said.
The authors of the statement emphasized that they are concerned that
Gul's visit to Armenia will disappoint Azeri people and will give
umbrage to Turkish people.
"Finally we are concerned that a requirement of opening borders will
be made before Turkey," the statement says.
The document emphasizes that over the recent period, during these
processes, the Gars municipality establishes close relations with
Armenia. "All these are wrong and are processes brining harms to the
international interests of Turkey and Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship,"
mentioned in the statement.
Trend News Agency
Sept 8 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 8 September / TrendNews, corr. I.Alizade / The NGOs
which function in the Igdir region of Turkey protest against opening
borders with Armenia.
"We are against opening borders with Armenia because Armenian policy
was established on enmity with the Turks," the statement provided by
12 NGOs of Igdir says.
Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijan's territory. Due to Armenia's
so-called 'Armenian genocide', territorial claims against Turkey and
occupation of Azerbaijan's territories, official Ankara has closed
borders with Armenia.
The statement says that the Igdir NGOs protest against Turkish
President Abdulla Gul's visit to Armenia.
"We are concerned by the issue that Armenia will justify its occupation
of the Azerbaijani lands, Armenia's arguments will strengthen, strong
opportunities will appear for the country to hold international
propaganda, harms will be brought to the international interests of
Turkey and Turkic world," Igdir NGOs said.
The authors of the statement emphasized that they are concerned that
Gul's visit to Armenia will disappoint Azeri people and will give
umbrage to Turkish people.
"Finally we are concerned that a requirement of opening borders will
be made before Turkey," the statement says.
The document emphasizes that over the recent period, during these
processes, the Gars municipality establishes close relations with
Armenia. "All these are wrong and are processes brining harms to the
international interests of Turkey and Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship,"
mentioned in the statement.