OPENING ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER TO CAUSE "SUFFOCATION" OF ARMENIAN PRODUCTION, LEADER OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ARMENIA CONSIDERSAugust 13, 2002 - 22:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will cause "suffocation" of the Armenian production. Leader of the Democratic Party of Armenia Aram Sargsian expressed such an opinion today. He stressed that the Armenian production had just taken the way of development and in case of opening the borders even its little achievements will be destroyed. Sargsian thinks so, as the local production will not be able to compete with the cheaper Turkish production. "Improvement of the customs legislation can be of great importance in this regard, due to which favorable conditions both for exporters and local producers can be created," - the Democratic Party Leader considers. 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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |