Armenia To Think Of Other Alternatives In Case Of Opening Turkish Bo

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ARMENIA TO THINK OF OTHER ALTERNATIVES IN CASE OF OPENING TURKISH BORDER

PanARMENIAN.Net
22.09.2009 17:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In case of opening border with Turkey Armenia should
think of other communication alternatives, said Vazgen Safaryan,
Chairman of the Union of Domestic Producers. Armenian freight is
mostly transported via Georgian territory which pursues a tough
price policy in relation to Armenia, creating favorable conditions
for Azerbaijan. In that context, freight delivery via Turkey will be
more advantageous, Safaryan finds. "However. to prevent Turkey from
abusing monopolist's right Armenia should speed up construction of
Iran-Armenia railroad," he noted.

In that connection, speaker ruled out possibility of any preconditions
in Armenian-Turkish process. "If our Foreign Ministry is unable to
neutralize those conditions, we must strive for having Armenian bases,
particularly ports in Turkey to be able to unload Armenian products
and deliver them to Armenia without custom fees," he added.

According to Safaryan, projects like Nabucco should also be viewed
as alternatives.