Vice-Speaker: The closed border between Armenia and Turkey is unacceptable
ArmInfo.Turkey's keeping of the border with Armenia closed is unacceptable," said vice-speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, co-chairman of the Armenia- Estonia Friendship Society Eduard Sharmazanov at the meeting with Hannes
Hanso, chairman of the state defense commission of the Estonian parliament, and Marko Mikhelson, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, and.
Sharmazanov, in particular, noted the retention of borders with
Armenia closed as a neglect of international obligations, describing
the long-term policy of the Turkish authorities as aimed at
destabilizing regional stability.
The Vice Speaker also confirmed Armenia's position, which is to
prevent the resolution of the Karabakh conflict by military means.
Sharmazanov expressed his belief in the need of recognition by
Azerbaijan the right of the Artsakh people to a free and independent
life.