Hurriyet Turkish and Armenian businessmen are set to boost trade ties between two neighboring countries amid upbeat atmosphere created after the last week’s football game. “The Turkey-Armenia match has given us hope. Production projects have gathered pace. Some day, it may be possible to establish a joint facility,” Noyan Soyak, co-chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business [...]
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Turkish Daily News Armenia’s Culture Minister, Hasmik Bogosyan, wants to collaborate with its Turkish counterpart to restore the relations for future generations and overcome the trauma. Bogosyan said her biggest dream was to organize a festival celebrating Turkey in Armenia. Turkey and Armenia should pursue more cultural cooperation, as it would do more to heal [...]
Hurriyet Turkey’s FM Wednesday said he was trying to organize a meeting with his Armenia and Azerbaijan counterparts to discuss decades-old disputes plaguing ties between them. The Azerbaijani FM responded positively to talk of a trilateral meeting, a spokesman said. The idea emerged during a historic visit to Yerevan by President Abdullah Gul on Saturday, [...]
Hurriyet Armenia has signed a deal to supply electricity to Turkey from the beginning of 2009, Energy Minister Armen Movsisian said Wednesday. Movsisian told reporters that the deal will see electricity from Armenian thermal power plants supplied to eastern Turkey. “An agreement on this was reached during the recent visit of the Turkish President Abdullah [...]
Turkish Daily News Young Armenians, both radicals and liberals, discussed Turkey-Armenia relations on the axis of ‘genocide’. Liberals think Tashnaks’ actions and attitudes damage Armenia. Tashnaks, known for their radical stance, set ‘genocide’ as precondition for developments of bilateral relations. To what degree Armenians’ claims of genocide should be a determining factor in Turkish – [...]