July 24, 2009 - 18:30 AMT
Establishment of diplomatic relations does not mean recognition of Turkey's borders
"We will go to Turkey to play football, if there advancement is achieved over opening the roads between Armenia and Turkey. It is necessary to stress that we wish to open a road between Armenia and Turkey, not the border, since who said that the existing line is the true boundary between the two countries?", Galust Saakyan, the head of the parliamentary fraction of the Republican Party of Armenia told a press conference today.

According Galust Sahakyan, the problem of opening the roads between Armenia and Turkey is on the agenda of world powers. A goodwill of Turkey's authorities is apparent today, but since there are different problems inside the country, so the Turkish authorities make different statements, he said.

"Establishment of diplomatic relations does not mean recognition of Turkey's borders," Galust Saakyan said, answering the question of a PanARMENIAN.Net adding: "Recognition of the Turkish state on the part of Armenia and establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey does not entail recognition of its borders."