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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Oct 16 2012
Armenian civilian plane grounded
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Sevil Küçükkoşum
An Aleppo-bound Armenian civilian plane was grounded for inspection
in the eastern province of Erzurum as Turkey increases pressure
against Syria. DHA Photo
An Aleppo-bound Armenian civilian plane was grounded for inspection
in the eastern province of Erzurum on Oct. 15, as Turkey increases
pressure against Syria, preventing its airspace from being used to
supply the Syrian military.
Armenia notified Turkish authorities of its willingness to send
humanitarian aid to Syria on Oct. 10, and the permission for safe
conduct was granted only on the condition of a technical landing, an
official from the Turkish Foreign Ministry told Hürriyet Daily News.
The plane was permitted to depart yesterday afternoon after its cargo
declaration was verified, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç told
reporters. "That is to say, we're very serious on this issue. We are
following closely, and we are very diligent on our duty," he said. "We
won't avert humanitarian aid planes, but we'll always perform the same
practice for flights aboard which the cargo is not clear," Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told reporters in Baku.
Case-by-case basis
The grounding of the plane does not represent the implementation of a
general decision to ground Syria-bound planes, and decisions to make
technical inspections are made on a case-by-case basis, officials told
the Daily News.
Asked if Turkey is applying a practice of inspection generally to all
Syria-bound planes flying through Turkish airspace, a Turkish diplomat
said "It is early to interpret that way," implying that decisions to
ground foreign planes are made as needed. Turkish authorities and the
Turkish media tried to "make a show out of [the grounding of the
plane]" despite the previous agreement, Air Armenia Director Arsen
Avetisyan told news.am. The cargo aboard the Armenian jet included 14
tons of food.
October/16/2012
Oct 16 2012
Armenian civilian plane grounded
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Sevil Küçükkoşum
An Aleppo-bound Armenian civilian plane was grounded for inspection
in the eastern province of Erzurum as Turkey increases pressure
against Syria. DHA Photo
An Aleppo-bound Armenian civilian plane was grounded for inspection
in the eastern province of Erzurum on Oct. 15, as Turkey increases
pressure against Syria, preventing its airspace from being used to
supply the Syrian military.
Armenia notified Turkish authorities of its willingness to send
humanitarian aid to Syria on Oct. 10, and the permission for safe
conduct was granted only on the condition of a technical landing, an
official from the Turkish Foreign Ministry told Hürriyet Daily News.
The plane was permitted to depart yesterday afternoon after its cargo
declaration was verified, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç told
reporters. "That is to say, we're very serious on this issue. We are
following closely, and we are very diligent on our duty," he said. "We
won't avert humanitarian aid planes, but we'll always perform the same
practice for flights aboard which the cargo is not clear," Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told reporters in Baku.
Case-by-case basis
The grounding of the plane does not represent the implementation of a
general decision to ground Syria-bound planes, and decisions to make
technical inspections are made on a case-by-case basis, officials told
the Daily News.
Asked if Turkey is applying a practice of inspection generally to all
Syria-bound planes flying through Turkish airspace, a Turkish diplomat
said "It is early to interpret that way," implying that decisions to
ground foreign planes are made as needed. Turkish authorities and the
Turkish media tried to "make a show out of [the grounding of the
plane]" despite the previous agreement, Air Armenia Director Arsen
Avetisyan told news.am. The cargo aboard the Armenian jet included 14
tons of food.
October/16/2012