Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Turkey slams brakes on opening border to Armenia (SETimes.com)

"Turkey slams brakes on opening border to Armenia

19/05/2009

Turkish ally Azerbaijan wants Yerevan to withdraw its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh before Ankara opens its border with Armenia.

By Ayhan Simsek for Southeast European Times in Ankara -- 19/05/09

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan disappointed Armenian leaders last week, saying during a trip to Baku that Turkey will not re-open its border with Armenia unless Yerevan withdraws its troops from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan."

Turkey slams brakes on opening border to Armenia (SETimes.com)