Friday, March 17, 2006

US urges Turkey to open up border crossing with Armenia

"US urges Turkey to open up border crossing with Armenia
www.chinaview.cn 2006-03-17 19:32:27

ANKARA, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried urged Turkey to open up the border crossing with Armenia as a step toward normalization of relations between the two countries, local media reported Friday.

Fried, who is currently on a visit to Turkey, called upon Turkey to open up the border crossing, which he said would contribute to building up relations between Turkey and Armenia, semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported."

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