OVERLAND BORDER OPENING SHOULD FOLLOW ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR BRIDGE BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEYOctober 18, 2003 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish parliament ex-speaker Sabit Osman Avci considers the soonest settlement of relations between Armenia and Turkey to be of the utmost importance. As reported by Arminfo agency according to Hurriyet Turkish newspaper, he stated that when commenting on the first Istanbul-Yerevan flight exercised by Fly Air Turkish company the day before. In Avci's opinion, it would be better for the two countries to live in harmony. According to the Turkish newspapers, Turkish businessman Murat Yalchntash fully shares the ex-speaker's opinion. In his words, "the simplest way of cooperating with the neighbors is the boundary commerce". The entrepreneur is convinced that the opening of the "overland gates" should follow the establishment of the air bridge. To note, 80 passengers arrived in Armenia by the first Istanbul-Yerevan flight October 16. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |