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Turkish businessman: Developed trade and economic relations might
stimulate political dialogue between Armenia and Turkey
arminfo
Friday, October 5, 17:41
Developed trade and economic relations might stimulate political
dialogue between Armenia and Turkey, businessmen from Van (Turkey)
Kadri Salaz said during the 4th Armenian- Turkish business conference
in Yerevan on Friday.
He said that Turkish businessmen are unable to do anything to lift the
ban on Armenian imports but will try their best to establish contacts
with their Armenian counterparts.
Kurdish businessman from Van Sayid Binet said that they have come to
Armenia not as Turks but as businessmen so that their contacts
convince the authorities that they must open the border with Armenia.
The 4th Armenian-Turkish two-day business conference kicked off in
Yerevan on October 5. The event organizer is the UIEA with the support
of USAID, Eurasian Partnership Foundation, and International Center
for Human Development. The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
(BST), Marshal Foundation, is co-financing the event. Over 50 Turkish
businessmen from Eastern regions of Turkey are invited to the
conference.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, unfavorable
balance of trade with Turkey fell 12.5% for Jan-Aug 2012 versus the
same period of 2011 to $125.5 mln. The commodity turnover with Turkey
for the period under review totaled $126.7 mln, with a 12.5% decline.
Import of goods from Turkey totaled $126.1 mln (down 12.5%), with
export making up an insignificant part of total turnover (down 18.1%).
stimulate political dialogue between Armenia and Turkey
arminfo
Friday, October 5, 17:41
Developed trade and economic relations might stimulate political
dialogue between Armenia and Turkey, businessmen from Van (Turkey)
Kadri Salaz said during the 4th Armenian- Turkish business conference
in Yerevan on Friday.
He said that Turkish businessmen are unable to do anything to lift the
ban on Armenian imports but will try their best to establish contacts
with their Armenian counterparts.
Kurdish businessman from Van Sayid Binet said that they have come to
Armenia not as Turks but as businessmen so that their contacts
convince the authorities that they must open the border with Armenia.
The 4th Armenian-Turkish two-day business conference kicked off in
Yerevan on October 5. The event organizer is the UIEA with the support
of USAID, Eurasian Partnership Foundation, and International Center
for Human Development. The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
(BST), Marshal Foundation, is co-financing the event. Over 50 Turkish
businessmen from Eastern regions of Turkey are invited to the
conference.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, unfavorable
balance of trade with Turkey fell 12.5% for Jan-Aug 2012 versus the
same period of 2011 to $125.5 mln. The commodity turnover with Turkey
for the period under review totaled $126.7 mln, with a 12.5% decline.
Import of goods from Turkey totaled $126.1 mln (down 12.5%), with
export making up an insignificant part of total turnover (down 18.1%).