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FIRST STAGE OF "MUTUAL VISITS OF BUSINESSMEN" ARMENIA-TURKEY PROJECT STARTED
YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's Public Journalism Club and
Turkey's Economic and Social Studies Foundation announced the first
stage of their "Mutual Visits of Businessmen" program to be held from
November 6 to November 9.
The European Union is supporting civil and public initiatives aiming
at establishing dialogue and contacts between Armenia and Turkey,
head of EU delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea said at the starting
ceremony on Thursday.
The new program aims at consolidating businessmen in advanced
technologies, as well as investors and startups, and it is the first
opportunity of inter-branch exchange, Hristea said.
Both the US and the EU consider it very important to see ties being
established between Armenia and Turkey, US ambassador to Armenia John
Heffern said.
Some 50 beginner entrepreneurs, representatives of investment funds,
information and communication technology experts will participate in
the project.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey: the
border has been closed since 1993 initiated by official Ankara. The
complications in the countries' relations are caused particularly
by Ankara's support to Azerbaijan in Karabakh conflict and its
overreaction to the 1915 genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Empire
being acknowledged across the world.
An Armenia-Turkish reconciliation was initiated by Armenian president
in autumn 2008. On October 10, 2009, the two foreign ministers signed
the protocol about establishing diplomatic relations in Zurich to be
ratified by the countries' parliaments. On April 22 2010 Armenia's
president Sargsyan suspended the ratification process saying Turkey
was not ready to continue the process (ratification by Turkey's
parliament was frozen). -0--
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YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's Public Journalism Club and
Turkey's Economic and Social Studies Foundation announced the first
stage of their "Mutual Visits of Businessmen" program to be held from
November 6 to November 9.
The European Union is supporting civil and public initiatives aiming
at establishing dialogue and contacts between Armenia and Turkey,
head of EU delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea said at the starting
ceremony on Thursday.
The new program aims at consolidating businessmen in advanced
technologies, as well as investors and startups, and it is the first
opportunity of inter-branch exchange, Hristea said.
Both the US and the EU consider it very important to see ties being
established between Armenia and Turkey, US ambassador to Armenia John
Heffern said.
Some 50 beginner entrepreneurs, representatives of investment funds,
information and communication technology experts will participate in
the project.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey: the
border has been closed since 1993 initiated by official Ankara. The
complications in the countries' relations are caused particularly
by Ankara's support to Azerbaijan in Karabakh conflict and its
overreaction to the 1915 genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Empire
being acknowledged across the world.
An Armenia-Turkish reconciliation was initiated by Armenian president
in autumn 2008. On October 10, 2009, the two foreign ministers signed
the protocol about establishing diplomatic relations in Zurich to be
ratified by the countries' parliaments. On April 22 2010 Armenia's
president Sargsyan suspended the ratification process saying Turkey
was not ready to continue the process (ratification by Turkey's
parliament was frozen). -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/first_stage_of_mutual_visits_of_businessmen_armeni a_turkey_project_started/#sthash.eRHOLNQz.dpuf