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  • ANKARA: "relations at historic point, border could be opened"

    Hurriyet, Turkey
    Feb 28 2009



    "Turkey-Armenia relations at historic point, border could be opened"

    The relations between Turkey and Armenia are at a historic turning
    point and the developments could result the opening of the border of
    two neighboring countries, a U.S. congressman said late on Friday.


    Robert Wexler told the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee it seemed
    relations between Turkey and Armenia were at a point of historic
    opportunity, adding the relations could be normalized and border gates
    between Turkey and Armenia could be opened, the state-run Anatolian
    Agency reported Saturday.

    Wexler, co-chair of the Turkish friendship group in the U.S. House of
    Representatives, paid a visit to Turkey and held a series of talks
    with high-level officials last week.

    Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations and their border has
    been closed for more than a decade, as Armenia presses the
    international community with the backing of the diaspora to admit the
    so-called "genocide" claims, instead of accepting Turkey's call to
    investigate the allegations, and over Armenia's invasion of 20 percent
    territory of Azerbaijan.

    A warmer period began in relations when Turkish President Abdullah Gul
    paid a landmark visit to Yerevan in September to watch a World Cup
    qualifying football match between the two countries on the invitation
    of Sargsyan. The two countries have been holding contacts at the
    ministerial level since.
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