FM: Turkey has shut down the border to the neighboring state

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Edward Nalbandian: Turkey, which is striving to the EU, has shut down
the border to the neighboring state, whereas a principle of free
movement at the EU territory is one of the basic norms

by Marianna Lazarian

Arminfo
Wednesday, July 23, 16:28

By going on blockading the border to Armenia, Turkey hinders
normalizing of the bilateral relations and exploiting of
communications and transport ways with the European Union, Armenia's
foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at the meeting with foreign
ministers of the EU Eastern Partnership countries, in Brussels, on 22
July.

'Paradoxically, Turkey, which is striving to the EU, has shut down the
border to the neighboring state, whereas a principle of free movement
at the EU territory is one of the basic norms", - Nalbandian said. He
welcomed appointment of Herbert Salber for the position of special
representative of the EU for South Caucasus.

To note, Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union, and Stepan
Fule, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European
Neighbourhood Policy, took part in the meeting.