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AZERBAIJANI RULING PARTY: COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR OPENING TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER IS EXCUSE
9 January 2013, 20:45 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 9 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Collecting signatures for a petition on opening the Turkish-Armenian
border is nothing but an excuse, Deputy Executive Secretary of the
ruling New Azerbaijan party, MP Mubariz Gurbanli said in an interview
with the official website of the ruling party today.
"Armenia has a very difficult socio-economic situation," he said.
"Therefore, Armenian lobby by any means is trying to open the
Turkish-Armenian border. It is willing to revive aggressor Armenia. A
signature collection campaign on opening the borders for Syrian
refugees conducted on the U.S White House's website is nothing but a
pretext to implement these goals."
He added that if the agenda includes Syrian Armenians' arrival in
Armenia, this can be done not only through Turkey, but also through
other ways.
"But the real nature of these initiatives is to achieve temporary
opening the border with Turkey under the pretext of Syrian Armenians'
settling in Armenia," he said. "As a continuation, one can expect
pressure on Turkey for constant opening the border with a
country-aggressor to save Armenia from an economic point view.
Armenian circles in the U.S., lobby and other forces, supporting the
aggressor country stand for collecting the signatures, conducted on
the White House's website in Washington."
The border between Armenia and Turkey can not be opened, MP said.
"On the other hand, if the Armenian lobby in the U.S is trying to take
Syrian Armenians out of Turkey, it is not necessary to carry out this
process through Turkey," MP said. "It is clear that there is another
purpose. Opening the Turkish-Armenian border in the current conditions
will be regarded as support for the aggressor."
The signature collection process started on the White House's website
on Jan. 5. An appeal was voiced for Turkey to open the border with
Armenia, at least for Syrian refugees, without any preconditions.
The appeal can be considered in the higher instances if 25,000
signatures are collected till Feb. 4.
Yerevan's calls for the recognition of the "Armenian genocide" by the
international community and the occupation of Azerbaijani territories
by Armenian armed forces are the reasons for broken relations between
Turkey and Armenia as well as the 1993 closure of their border.
From: Baghdasarian
9 January 2013, 20:45 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 9 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Collecting signatures for a petition on opening the Turkish-Armenian
border is nothing but an excuse, Deputy Executive Secretary of the
ruling New Azerbaijan party, MP Mubariz Gurbanli said in an interview
with the official website of the ruling party today.
"Armenia has a very difficult socio-economic situation," he said.
"Therefore, Armenian lobby by any means is trying to open the
Turkish-Armenian border. It is willing to revive aggressor Armenia. A
signature collection campaign on opening the borders for Syrian
refugees conducted on the U.S White House's website is nothing but a
pretext to implement these goals."
He added that if the agenda includes Syrian Armenians' arrival in
Armenia, this can be done not only through Turkey, but also through
other ways.
"But the real nature of these initiatives is to achieve temporary
opening the border with Turkey under the pretext of Syrian Armenians'
settling in Armenia," he said. "As a continuation, one can expect
pressure on Turkey for constant opening the border with a
country-aggressor to save Armenia from an economic point view.
Armenian circles in the U.S., lobby and other forces, supporting the
aggressor country stand for collecting the signatures, conducted on
the White House's website in Washington."
The border between Armenia and Turkey can not be opened, MP said.
"On the other hand, if the Armenian lobby in the U.S is trying to take
Syrian Armenians out of Turkey, it is not necessary to carry out this
process through Turkey," MP said. "It is clear that there is another
purpose. Opening the Turkish-Armenian border in the current conditions
will be regarded as support for the aggressor."
The signature collection process started on the White House's website
on Jan. 5. An appeal was voiced for Turkey to open the border with
Armenia, at least for Syrian refugees, without any preconditions.
The appeal can be considered in the higher instances if 25,000
signatures are collected till Feb. 4.
Yerevan's calls for the recognition of the "Armenian genocide" by the
international community and the occupation of Azerbaijani territories
by Armenian armed forces are the reasons for broken relations between
Turkey and Armenia as well as the 1993 closure of their border.
From: Baghdasarian