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YEREVAN-VAN FLIGHTS MAY BE LAUNCHED NEXT SPRING
Liana Yeghiazaryan
"Radiolur"
17:01 20.11.2012
Despite the frozen relations between Armenia and Turkey, four Armenian
organizations have studied the opportunities of cooperation between
the two countries and the interest of common citizens in the issue
under the USAID-funded "Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement."
In 2010, when the issue of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border
was on the agenda, the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, the Yerevan
Press Club and the International Center for Human Development created
a consortium with the financial support of the USAID with a view of
exploring the situation in the spheres of business, civil society,
culture and media.
"The volume of commodity turnover between Armenia and Turkey is
almost equal to that between Armenia and Ukraine," Arsen Ghazaryan,
President of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers)
of Armenia (UMBEA), told reporters today. He added, however, that the
forms of cooperation are different. "Turkish and Armenian businesses
communicate under non-written business rules, as officially it is
impossible to export goods from Armenia to Turkey. However, despite
the cold and hostile attitude of the Turkish side, the Turkish imports
to Armenia increase year by year, and this takes places through the
Georgian territory," Ghazaryan said.
The President of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers)
of Armenia attached importance to the launching of discussions on
the Armenian Genocide in Turkey, a topic, which had long been a
"taboo" in that country. "Progressive layers of the Turkish society
are debating the return of the Armenian property," he stated.
According to the businessman, the Information Technologies and
textile industry are the most promising spheres of Armenian-Turkish
cooperation. What can we export to Turkey? There are more than ten
goods successfully consumed in Europe, the United States and CIS
countries.
Arsen Ghazaryan says businessmen from Eastern Turkey (or historic
Western Armenia) are most interested in the establishment of
good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Turkey. Four business
forums were held with entrepreneurs from Van, Kars, Diarbekir and
Erzrum, he said.
Businessmen from Eastern Turkey stand for launching Yerevan-Van flights
to make it easier for tourists to visit Van and Akhtamar. The problems
here are of technical character, Arsen Ghazaryan said, adding that
the issue could be solved next spring.
Liana Yeghiazaryan
"Radiolur"
17:01 20.11.2012
Despite the frozen relations between Armenia and Turkey, four Armenian
organizations have studied the opportunities of cooperation between
the two countries and the interest of common citizens in the issue
under the USAID-funded "Support to Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement."
In 2010, when the issue of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border
was on the agenda, the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, the Yerevan
Press Club and the International Center for Human Development created
a consortium with the financial support of the USAID with a view of
exploring the situation in the spheres of business, civil society,
culture and media.
"The volume of commodity turnover between Armenia and Turkey is
almost equal to that between Armenia and Ukraine," Arsen Ghazaryan,
President of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers)
of Armenia (UMBEA), told reporters today. He added, however, that the
forms of cooperation are different. "Turkish and Armenian businesses
communicate under non-written business rules, as officially it is
impossible to export goods from Armenia to Turkey. However, despite
the cold and hostile attitude of the Turkish side, the Turkish imports
to Armenia increase year by year, and this takes places through the
Georgian territory," Ghazaryan said.
The President of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers)
of Armenia attached importance to the launching of discussions on
the Armenian Genocide in Turkey, a topic, which had long been a
"taboo" in that country. "Progressive layers of the Turkish society
are debating the return of the Armenian property," he stated.
According to the businessman, the Information Technologies and
textile industry are the most promising spheres of Armenian-Turkish
cooperation. What can we export to Turkey? There are more than ten
goods successfully consumed in Europe, the United States and CIS
countries.
Arsen Ghazaryan says businessmen from Eastern Turkey (or historic
Western Armenia) are most interested in the establishment of
good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Turkey. Four business
forums were held with entrepreneurs from Van, Kars, Diarbekir and
Erzrum, he said.
Businessmen from Eastern Turkey stand for launching Yerevan-Van flights
to make it easier for tourists to visit Van and Akhtamar. The problems
here are of technical character, Arsen Ghazaryan said, adding that
the issue could be solved next spring.