Zeki Karabayir: "Azerbaijan should know that Turkey will not act against its concerns"

Expressing attitude to the opinion of Naif Alibayoglu "Turkey should open borders with Armenia", Gars municipality head said that Armenia has not followed the rules pursued against it.

"Armenia has not withdrawn from their claim that means that it has not freed the territories occupied. Besides it, through Diaspora it made impact on Turkey for recognizing alleged "Armenian genocide".

Opening of the borders is significant composition of government and even state policy. This is not the work within responsibility of municipality head."

Zeki Karabayir added: "How much can Armenia with 3,5 mln population impact on foreign trade turnover of Turkey? As concerns the opinion of Turkey's losing Russia market , it is not true. Our trade turnover with Russia increases year after year without Armenia. For example, in 2005, trade turnover between Turkey and Russia was 16 billion dollars, increase of this figure is considered to be 25 billion dollars in 2008. Azerbaijani nation should know that the state of Turkey will not act against concerns of Turkey."