BAKU HOPES TURKEY WILL NOT OPEN ARMENIAN BORDERJune 17, 2003 - 22:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azeri embassy in Ankara has made a statement expressing hope for the Armenian border with Turkey being blocked for already ten years not to be opened. According to a report by "Turkish Daily News," "Arminfo" agency reports, the statement notes that the Armenian frontier should not be opened unless conditions laid down to Armenia are met, i.e. "refusal from Nagorno Karabakh seizure and demands to recognize the Armenian Genocide." Ankara's discussing of the project of opening the border with Armenia, in the Azeri diplomacy opinion, is "a result of the pressure by Armenian lobby." The statement also says that Armenian lobby is trying to mislead the Turkish people by proving that under the pressure put by the US and Europe official Ankara will open the borders with Armenia. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |