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Georgiaâ€™s Foreign Minister: Turkey-Armenia borders are not expected to reopen - EXCLUSIVE

Georgiaâ€™s Foreign Minister: Turkey-Armenia borders are not expected to reopen - <font color=red>EXCLUSIVE</font>

15 April 2009 07:41 (UTC +04:00)

The Secretary of State said that the United States would continue supporting Georgiaâ€™s steps towards independence and democracy.

After the meeting, to the question of APAâ€™s US bureau about the probability of the reopening of Turkey-Armenia borders and its impact on Georgiaâ€™s trade turnover Vashadze said:
â€œTurkey-Armenia borders are not expected to reopen.â€

Asked how much Turkey-initiated Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform served the cooperation in the region, Georgian Minister said:
â€œThere are no relations between Georgia and Russia, between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Despite this, Turkey wants everybody to be reconciled. But it is impossible to achieve peace within this format. Such issues require serious preparation, long and complicated work. Another important issue is that each party of the negotiations should realize that there will be no peace in the Caucasus unless the norms of the international law are obeyed. Our region is very small, there is no place for a 3rd, 4th, 18th state here.â€