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Posted 10 July 2001 - 03:14 PM

OK. I'll send a couple of emails to some friends in Armenia, and ask them to collect some information.

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Posted 01 September 2001 - 04:35 PM

Once again I find myself admiring the Jews and their practical minds.
Whille we bicker and dream about "our lands" and the monuments therein; If this was a Jewish issue, some Jewish organization would have quietly helped settle a few Turkish families (of Armenian descent) and Turkish cityzenship in the immediate area, and then there would be no more vandalism or fear. The Zionists would place small patriotic settlers in key hystorical spots and let nature take its course.

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Posted 02 September 2001 - 02:47 AM

How about trying to resolve the issue in more fundamental ways?

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Posted 13 March 2013 - 10:32 AM

43,657 VISITED ANI IN 2012

http://hetq.am/eng/n...ni-in-2012.html
14:57, March 12, 2013

A Hurriyet news article says that 43,657 visitors travelled to the
ancient Armenian city of Ani, almost double the 23,400 that visited
in 2011.

Kars Culture and Tourism Manager Hakan Doganay said there were a
total of 21 main cultural treasures in Ani. "In fact, we call Ani an
iceberg because we know there is a lot to discover and excavate at
Ani," he said.

Doganay added that if excavations are completed at the site, it could
become one of Turkey's top tourism sites.

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Posted 13 March 2013 - 10:35 AM

THE ANCIENT ARMENIAN CITY OF ANI ATTRACTS MORE VISITORS

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15:23 12.03.2013

The ancient Armenian city of Ani in the eastern province of Kars
continues to attract more tourists each year. In 2012, a total of
43,657 people visited the site close to a third of the visitors are
from foreign countries, according to tourism officials, the Hurriyet
Daily News reports, noting that "Ani has long been regarded as one
of Turkey's most impressive tourist sites."

Speaking to Anatolia news agency, Kars Culture and Tourism Manager
Hakan Doganay said there were a total of 21 main cultural treasures
in Ani. "In fact, we call Ani an iceberg because we know there is a
lot to discover and excavate at Ani."

Experts know that Ani was a trade center in the past, said Doganay,
adding that the ancient city was a cultural mosaic. The cultural
manager further said that if excavations were completed at the site,
it could become one of the country's leading tourism sites.

The planned excavation work will involve creating a detailed map of
the site, which was once the center of a powerful Armenian empire and
possessed a population of between 100,000 and 200,000 over a millennium
ago, making it one of the biggest cities in the world at the time.

The Hurriyet daily News reminds that Ani was once the capital of a
medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present-day Armenia
and eastern Turkey.

Dubbed the "City of 1,001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes,
and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were
among the most technically and artistically advanced structures in
the world at the time, according to specialists.

The site occupied 78 hectares of land and was surrounded by
4,500-meter-long ramparts. In addition to its numerous churches, the
site also features the remains of an inn, a public bath, one of the
first mosques in Anatolia and other buildings. The site was located
on the historic Silk Road and formed the first gate connecting the
Caucasus to Anatolia before a sea route was discovered.

"Ani is a city of universal religions. We call it a world city
since people from all nations, cultures, and races live there," he
said. "It is essential to bring this world city to light and give it
to the world as soon as possible. Our work is ongoing in a planned
and systematic way."

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Posted 10 December 2015 - 11:05 AM

PREHISTORIC ROCK PAINTINGS DISCOVERED CLOSE TO THE ANCIENT ARMENIAN CITY OF ANI

16:35, 10 Dec 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

Fifteen rock paintings discovered in a village close to the ancient
city of Ani in Kars will play a significant role for the area to be
declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.

The head of the Culture and Arts Association in the eastern province of
Kars, Vedat Akcayöz, has said the registration of 15 rock paintings
discovered around the Alem village, some 11 kilometers away from the
ancient city of Ani on the Turkish-Armenian border, has been sent to
the Museum Directorate, adding the hope was to have the entire area
added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.

Akcayöz said the 15 rock paintings carved on the rocks depicted
hunting scenes with horses, dogs, mountain goats, deer and humans.

He said that upon their application, Kars Museum Director Necmettin
Alp, Culture and Tourism Provincial Director Hakan Dogancay and Board
of Protection of Cultural Property Director Yasin Dursun had begun
works to register the Prehistoric-era rock paintings.

Akcayöz said they had asked for the region to be declared an
archaeological site, adding they hoped the ancient city of Ani and
its environment would be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list
in 2016.

Stating that the association had been supporting Kars' culture and
arts for 15 years, Akcayöz said the following:

"2016 will be a very important year for the future of Ani, Kars and
Turkish tourism. The Alem village is home to 15 rock paintings that
have never been examined and belong to humanity. The importance of
this discovery is that Ani and its environment dates back thousands
of years older than we had known. Therefore the inns, rock tombs
and settlements around the ancient city of Ani should be declared an
archaeological site as a whole. Works have started in the rock tombs.

On Nov. 24, a committee including the museum director, archaeologist
and art historians coordinated to collect the data for registration.

These rock paintings will play a significant role for the ruins of
Ani to be included in the UNESCO list in 2016."

The ancient Ani was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom
that covered much of present-day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Ani is
protected on its eastern side by a ravine formed by the Akhurian River
and on its western side by the Bostanlar or Tzaghkotzadzor Valley. The
Akhurian is a branch of the Aras River and forms part of the current
border between Turkey and Armenia.

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Posted 12 December 2015 - 12:18 PM

ANI'S ROCK PAINTINGS BELONG TO HUMANITY

Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Dec 10 2015

KARS - Anadolu Agency

Fifteen rock paintings discovered in a village close to the ancient
city of Ani in Kars will play a significant role for the area to be
declared a world heritage site by UNESCO, according to officials

The head of the Culture and Arts Association in the eastern province of
Kars, Vedat Akcayöz, has said the registration of 15 rock paintings
discovered around the Alem village, some 11 kilometers away from the
ancient city of Ani on the Turkish-Armenian border, has been sent to
the Museum Directorate, adding the hope was to have the entire area
added to UNESCO's World Heritage list.

Akcayöz said the 15 rock paintings carved on the rocks depicted
hunting scenes with horses, dogs, mountain goats, deer and humans.

He said that upon their application, Kars Museum Director Necmettin
Alp, Culture and Tourism Provincial Director Hakan Dogancay and Board
of Protection of Cultural Property Director Yasin Dursun had begun
works to register the Prehistoric-era rock paintings.

Akcayöz said they had asked for the region to be declared an
archaeological site, adding they hoped the ancient city of Ani and
its environment would be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list
in 2016.

Stating that the association had been supporting Kars' culture and
arts for 15 years, Akcayöz said the following:

"2016 will be a very important year for the future of Ani, Kars and
Turkish tourism. The Alem village is home to 15 rock paintings that
have never been examined and belong to humanity. The importance of
this discovery is that Ani and its environment dates back thousands
of years older than we had known. Therefore the inns, rock tombs
and settlements around the ancient city of Ani should be declared an
archaeological site as a whole. Works have started in the rock tombs.

On Nov. 24, a committee including the museum director, archaeologist
and art historians coordinated to collect the data for registration.

These rock paintings will play a significant role for the ruins of
Ani to be included in the UNESCO list in 2016."

The ancient Ani was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom
that covered much of present-day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Ani is
protected on its eastern side by a ravine formed by the Akhurian River
and on its western side by the Bostanlar or Tzaghkotzadzor Valley. The
Akhurian is a branch of the Aras River and forms part of the current
border between Turkey and Armenia.


http://www.hurriyetd...1&NewsCatID=375



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Posted 11 July 2016 - 10:10 AM

Amazing a Turkish newspaper mentioning about the Armenian Kingdom.

Daily Sabah, Turkey

July 10 2016


UNESCO convenes in Istanbul for new heritage sites

DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL


İstanbul, home to many landmarks on the coveted United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World
Heritage sites list, will this week host the next meeting to designate
new heritage sites for protection. The 40th session of the UNESCO
committee opened on Sunday at Istanbul's Congress Center. The 10-day
summit will see an examination of proposals to add 26 more sites to
the list, enabling their permanent conservation. The delegates from
UNESCO-member countries will also discuss the state of conservation at
156 sites from around the world.

This year's nominees makes up a diverse list ranging from the Lut
Desert in Iran to Mistaken Point, an ecological reserve in Canada;
Ennedi Massif in Chad to a naval dockyard in Antigua and Barbuda.
Although most are archeological sites from ancient times, nominees
also include more contemporary works such as buildings by renowned
Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier in Argentina, Belgium, France,
Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland. Le Corbusier, who died in 1965,
was a pioneer of modern architecture and responsible for a wide array
of architectural works, from residences in Europe and South America to
a government building in Russia. He also worked as a consultant in the
design of the U.N. headquarters in New York. For Turkey, the meeting
will decide whether Ani, an archaeological site in the eastern city of
Kars, will be designated as a World Heritage Site. Ani hosted empires
and kingdoms throughout its history, from the Bagratid Kingdom of
Armenians to Byzantine, before it fell into the hands of Turks after
the conquest of Seljuk Sultan Alparslan in 1064. Ani is touted as the
first city conquered Turks within the borders of present-day Turkey.

Earthquakes and a Mongol invasion decreased Ani's population in the
13th and 14th centuries, and it was reduced to a small village,
currently uninhabited. Located near the Turkish-Armenian border in the
Turkish province of Kars, Ani is home to Seljuk mosques and churches
built by Armenians, only a few of which have survived to the present
day.

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Posted 16 July 2016 - 07:40 AM

Medieval Armenian capital of Ani inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
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The Archaeological Site of Ani has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

This site is located on a secluded plateau of northeast Turkey overlooking a ravine that forms a natural border with Armenia. This medieval city combines residential, religious and military structures, characteristic of a medieval urbanism built up over the centuries by Christian and then Muslim dynasties.

The city flourished in the 10th and 11th centuries CE when it became the capital of the medieval Armenian kingdom of the Bagratides and profited from control of one branch of the Silk Road. Later, under Byzantine, Seljuk, and Georgian sovereignty, it maintained its status as an important crossroads for merchant caravans.

The Mongol invasion and a devastating earthquake in 1319 marked the beginning of the city’s decline. The site presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of medieval architecture through examples of almost all the different architectural innovations of the region between the 7th and 13thcenturies CE.

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Posted 16 July 2016 - 07:46 AM

Eastern Turkey's Ani Ruins in World Heritage List

Ani Ruins inclusion puts number of Turkish sites in UNESCO World Heritage List at 16 

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The World Heritage Committee included Friday the Ani Ruins in eastern Turkey on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

The Ani Ruins are located in the Kars province. It is unclear when Ani was founded but it became the capital city of the Kingdom of Armenia in the 10th century, according to UNESCO's website.

"From the tenth to fourteenth century, Ani was an important trade city situated on the Silk Route extended from China to Europe. The remains of the outstanding structures belonging to this period testify to a spectacular architectural development, resulting from the blend of eastern and western traditions. The site is crucial to the understanding of trade and settlement within a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural framework during the middle ages," according to UNESCO. 

The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee began on July 10 in Istanbul and will end on July 20. 

With this inclusion, the number of sites from Turkey in the World Heritage List increased to 16. 

"It is pleasing for Turkey to be included in the World Heritage List again," Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Nabi Avci said during his visit in the Sakarya province of the Marmara region.

http://aa.com.tr/en/...age-list/608199

 


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Posted 26 November 2017 - 09:38 AM

Pan Armenian, Armenia
Nov 25 2017
 
 
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November 25, 2017 - 14:49 AMT
 
 
Ani - forgotten Armenian capital’s majesty and solitude: Turkish paper

The contrast of majesty and isolation of theArmeniancity of Ani, which has been on the territory of modern Turkey since 1920, is the subject of a new article byTurkish newspaper Daily Sabah, in which the paper provides reasons for visiting the ancient and magnificent capital of the old Armenian Kingdom.

According to the publication, travelers can feel the rush of discovery if they take a flight out to Kars, and then a two-hour drive out to Ocakli village near the Armenian border, and then walk up the hill, where you'll find a lost city to discover.

Ani used to be a capital city of the Armenian kingdom in the 11th century.

“Its wealth and architecture rivaled Byzantine's Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). With a population of more than 200,000 at its peak, it was larger than both London and Paris at the time. It had a huge castle, battlements, a defensive wall, a thousand churches, 40 gates, and a thriving economy, and now, all that's left are its abandoned ruins on a high plateau. A stone bridge down in the gorge across a river, half collapsed. A guttered cone atop a brick church. The domes and arches of a sanctuary, fallen-in and exposed to the air. A cathedral with sturdy walls, covered with still-visible Armenian inscriptions, but with exposed, broken masonry. Walls and a gate no longer protecting anything. Emptiness,” the article says.

The contrast strikes you immediately: This must have been a magnificent city in its day, and yet today, this is the middle of nowhere and nobody lives here. Ani still has a lot of things standing, including some half-crumbled churches, towers, and a wall. It's wonderful to see such amazing stone architecture of a forgotten empire, and even better is that almost nobody goes there. On a really busy day, there might be eight other tourists.

The article then goes on to cite various authors, diplomats, military officials who were captivated by the beauty of the age-old Armenian city.

http://panarmenian.n...eng/news/249222



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Posted 15 August 2018 - 10:49 AM

Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey
August 13, 2018 Monday
 
 
Wall unearthed in northeast Turkey archaeological site
  
Ani used to be capital of medieval Armenian kingdom of Bagratides in 10th century
 
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By Cuneyt Celik
 
KARS, Turkey
 
A large section of a wall has been excavated at the archaeological site Ani also known "world city" and "cradle of civilization" in northeast Turkey.
 
According to the UNESCO website, Ani, which is next to the closed border with Armenia, was the capital of medieval Armenian kingdom of the Bagratides in the 10th century.
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"This medieval city embodies residential, religious and military structures, characteristic of a medieval urbanism built over the centuries by Christian and then Muslim dynasties," it said.
 
"The site presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of medieval architecture through examples of almost all the different architectural innovations of the region between the 7th and 13th centuries," it said.
 
The ancient city was mentioned in the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2016.
 
"The number of tourists increased by 300 percent after Ani was added to the UNESCO list," Kars Province Culture and Tourism Director Hakan Doganay told Anadolu Agency.
 
Pamukkale University Archaeological Department Professor Fahriye Bayram said: "We have been doing excavation work since 2012 in Ani. A large part of the walls were unearthed recently.
 
"The mound of dirt usually goes down to 5-6 meters. Therefore, the excavation work is going a little slow. We clean both the bastions and the walls," Bayram added.
 


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Posted 20 December 2018 - 10:38 AM

Panorama, Armenia
Dec 19 2018
 
 
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20:09 19/12/2018
Turkish source presents Ani as a site of common heritage

Turkish Anadolu agency has published a story about Ani - a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars. The source reminds that between 961 and 1045, Ani was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian Kingdom. The medieval city combines residential and religious structures characteristic of a medieval urbanism built up over the centuries by Christian dynasties and was included in the UNESCO heritage list.

The agency however, presents the site as not merely Armenian but an archaeological site of common heritage which has been home to many civilizations such as the Saka Turks, Sasanians, Bagratid Dynasty, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottomans and Russians.

It is notable that the story refers to the city with its original Armenian name Ani, departing from the long practice in Turkish historiography to name the city with its Turkish version “Anı.” This has been the case as part of the Turkification policy of geographical names.

It is noted that over the recent years Ani has become more famous as Turks from across the country visit the place especially in winter to see the site under snow.

The story is accompanied by images of snow-covered city ruins. 

https://www.panorama...-source/2050077



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Posted 21 December 2018 - 11:47 AM

"Ani as a site of common heritage" Armenians build the city - turks destroyed - this our common heritage



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Posted 11 February 2020 - 09:09 AM

Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Feb 10 2020


EU ambassadors admire 'world city' in NE Turkey

Ani, 'cradle of civilization', was capital of medieval Armenian kingdom of Bagratides in 10th century, according to UNESCO
 

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A view of Tigran Honents Church in Ani archaeological site, located on a plateau of northeast Turkey, in Kars province of Turkey ( FILE PHOTO - Anadolu Agency ) 
 

Cuneyt Celik   |10.02.2020

 

KARS, Turkey

A delegation of EU ambassadors to Turkey was impressed by an archaeological site in Turkey's northeastern Kars province, Ani, also known as "the world city" or "cradle of civilizations".

According to the UNESCO website, Ani, which is next to Turkey's closed border with Armenia, was the capital of medieval Armenian kingdom of the Bagratides in the 10th century.

Also called "the world city", "the city of 1,001 churches", "the cradle of civilizations", and "the city with 40 Doors", the ancient city was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2016.

"I am so happy to be here. It was a great pleasure to see the old history under the sun and blue sky," Christian Berger, head of the EU delegation to Turkey, told Anadolu Agency.

There are many historic, cultural places in Turkey, Berger said, and added in Turkish: "Ani'ye hayran kaldim," meaning "I admire Ani."

Latvia's ambassador to Turkey Peteris Elferts said he will recommend Ani in his country, adding that Ani is a symbol of coexistence of different cultures in Turkey.

Located along Turkey's border with Armenia, the site, including Islamic architectural work from the 11th and 12th centuries, was the capital of Armenian emperors in 961-1045 A.D. at the time of the Pakradouni Dynasty.

The first settlement in Ani dates back to 3,000 B.C., and it has been home to nearly two dozen civilizations during history.

Tourists show great interest in the Mosque of Abul Manuchihr -- the first Turkish mosque -- as well as the Amenaprgic Church, and Ani Cathedral.

* Writing by Burak Bir from Ankara.

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Posted 12 February 2020 - 10:57 AM

It would be awesome if I only could take credit for someone else's creativity! This is the norm in today's so called Turkey! Honest society would tell the truth, don't hold your breath in Turkey.

 

 
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  • February 11 2020 10:46:34
EU ambassadors admire ancient Ani in eastern Kars KARS-Anadolu Agency 5e425bd87af50727982de9e6.jpg

A delegation of EU ambassadors to Turkey was impressed by an archaeological site in Turkey's northeastern Kars province, Ani, also known as "the world city" or "cradle of civilizations".

According to the UNESCO website, Ani, which is next to Turkey's closed border with Armenia, was the capital of medieval Armenian kingdom of the Bagratides in the 10th century.

Also called "the world city", "the city of 1,001 churches", "the cradle of civilizations", and "the city with 40 Doors", the ancient city was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2016.

"I am so happy to be here. It was a great pleasure to see the old history under the sun and blue sky," Christian Berger, head of the EU delegation to Turkey, told Anadolu Agency.

There are many historic, cultural places in Turkey, Berger said, and added in Turkish: "Ani'ye hayran kaldım," meaning "I am fascinated with Ani," in English.

Latvia's ambassador to Turkey Peteris Elferts said he will recommend Ani in his country, adding that Ani is a symbol of the coexistence of different cultures in Turkey.

Located along Turkey's border with Armenia, the site, including Islamic architectural work from the 11th and 12th centuries, was the capital of Armenian emperors in 961-1045 A.D. at the time of the Pakradouni Dynasty.

The first settlement in Ani dates back to 3,000 B.C., and it has been home to nearly two dozen civilizations during history.

Tourists show great interest in the Mosque of Abul Manuchihr -- the first Turkish mosque -- as well as the Amenaprgic Church, and Ani Cathedral.

 

 

https://www.hurriyet...HJDJnRuqkIJ_Nws

 

 



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Posted 10 April 2020 - 09:23 AM

PanArmenian, Armenia
April 9 2020
 
 
 
National Geographic: Ani, medieval Armenia's "city of 1,001 churches"
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PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Geographic has unveiled a fresh article about the city of Ani, the capital of medieval Armenia, which "was a thriving center of trade and faith" and is now survived by its haunting ruins.

Ani was the cosmopolitan capital of medieval Armenia, one of the earliest kingdoms to adopt Christianity as its state religion in 301, the article says.

"The site of a fifth-century fortification, Ani was chosen to be Armenia’s capital in the 10th century. It became home to as many as 100,000 people, and was so richly endowed with sacred buildings that it came to be known as the “city of 1,001 churches,” the feature says.

"Its strategic position along trade routes between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea made it an attractive possession, condemning it to centuries of invasion—and eventually, a long period of abandonment."

According to the piece, although different empires rose and fell on the site, Armenian identity prevailed.

"The serene ruins of the city, once swarmed by armies through the ages, has always been a special place for Armenians. In the wake of the Armenian Genocide, it stands as an even more powerful reminder of Armenia’s losses and of its astonishing endurance," the article condcludes.

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Երևանն ու Անկարան համաձայնել են սահմանի ամբողջական բացմանն ընդառաջ հոգալ ենթակառուցվածքների մասին

 

Հայաստանի արտգործնախարարն Անկարայում իր թուրք գործընկերոջ հետ հանդիպումից հետո վերահաստատեց Թուրքիայի հետ հարաբերությունների կարգավորման Հայաստանի պատրաստակամությունը։

«Այս դժվարին պահին գտնվելով Թուրքիայում՝ ևս մեկ անգամ ցանկանում եմ վերահաստատել տարածաշրջանում խաղաղություն կառուցելու և մասնավորապես Թուրքիայի հետ հարաբերությունների ամբողջական կարգավորման, դիվանագիտական հարաբերությունների հաստատման ու Հայաստանի և Թուրքիայի միջև սահմանի ամբողջական բացման հարցում Հայաստանի Հանրապետության պատրաստակամությունը և ձգտումը», - նշեց Արարատ Միրզոյանը:

Արարատ Միրզոյանն ասաց՝ կարգավորման դետալներ են քննարկել, ունեն համաձայնություն՝ սահմանի ամբողջական բացմանն ընդառաջ հոգալ ենթակառուցվածքների մասին։ Արդյոք խոսքը սահմանային անցակետերը վերանորոգելու մասին էր, չհստակեցրեց:

«Ունենք համաձայնություն՝ համատեղ ջանքերով վերանորոգել Անիի կամուրջը, ինչպես նաև հոգ տանել համապատասխան ենթակառուցվածքների մասին սահմանի ամբողջական բացմանն ընդառաջ», - նկատեց նա:

Միրզոյանն իր խոսքը սկսեց Թուրքիայի ժողովրդին ու կառավարությանն ավերիչ երկրաշարժի կապակցությամբ ցավակցելով. «Շատ ուրախ եմ, որ մեր փրկարարներին իրենց գործընկերների հետ համագործակցությամբ հաջողվել է փրկել, անել ամենակարևորն այս իրավիճակում»:

«Հայաստանը որպես եղբայր իրեն պահեց՝ օգնության ձեռք մեկնելով մեզ այս դժվարին ժամանակներում», -Մևլյութ Չավուշօղլուն այսպես գնահատեց ավերիչ երկրաշարժից տուժած Թուրքիա մարդասիրական օգնություն ու փրկարարներ ուղարկելու Երևանի քայլը: Թուրքիան էլ, հիշեցրեց, 88-ի Սպիտակի երկրաշարժի ժամանակ հումանիտար օգնություն ուղարկեց։

«Հայաստանը փրկարարների 28 հոգանոց խումբ ուղարկեց, նրանք առաջին օրից շատ քրտնաջան աշխատել են, նրանք փլատակներից փրկել են մի աղջնակի ու կնոջ։ Ուզում եմ նրանց շնորհակալություն հայտնել իրենց անձնուրաց աշխատանքի համար։ Հայաստանը նաև 100 տոննա հումանիտար օգնություն ուղարկեց, այսօր ևս հավելյալ օգնություն ուղարկեց: Միշտ հարցնում են՝ արդյոք մենք հավելյալ օգնության կարիք ունենք», - նշեց նա։

Երկու նախարարների՝ մամուլի համար արած հայտարարություններին նախորդել էին Չավուշօղլու-Միրզոյան առանձնազրույցը, ապա՝ ընդլայնված կազմերով բանակցությունները։ Չավուշօղլուն ասաց՝ կարգավորման գործընթացն են քննարկել։ Բայց Թուրքիայի արտաքին գերատեսչության ղեկավարը հայ-թուրքական հաշտեցման գործընթացից չզատեց հայ-ադրբեջանական կարգավորումը։

«Մարդասիրական այս քայլը կաջակցի նաև Ադրբեջանի, Թուրքիայի ու Հայաստանի հարաբերությունների կարգավորման գործընթացին։ Ցանկացած առաջընթաց, որ մենք կարձանագրենք այստեղ, կօգնի մեր երկու երկրներին։ Մենք տեղեկություններ ենք ստանում Հայաստանի ու Ադրբեջանի միջև բոլոր քննարկումների, բանակցությունների մասին։ Եթե երեք երկրները անկեղծ քայլեր ձեռնարկեն, կկարողանանք վերականգնել տևական խաղաղությունը Հարավային Կովկասում», - հայտարարեց նա։

Պարբերաբար «Զանգեզուրի միջանցքի» բացումից խոսող Թուրքիայի արտգործնախարարն օգտագործեց միջանցք տերմինը, բայց խիստ անորոշ, ասաց՝ էական է Մետաքսի ճանապարհի պատմական կամրջի վերականգնումը: Այդ ուղղությամբ Հայաստանի հետ պատրաստվում են աշխատել, նշեց նա. - «Հարավային Կովկասի տևական կայունության համար շատ կարևոր է նաև տարածաշրջանի տնտեսական զարգացումը։ Այս միջանցքը ավելի ու ավելի կարևոր է դառնում։ Խոսեցինք այն քայլերի մասին, որ կարող ենք ձեռնարկել։ Առաջինը պատմական Մետաքսի ճանապարհի վերականգնումն է։ Եվ ապագային նայելով՝ մենք, օրինակ, ուսումնասիրում ենք սահմանային անցակետերը, կամուրջները, ինչ վերաբերում է ճանապարհներին, կան քայլեր, որոնք կարող ենք ձեռնարկել։ Եվ մենք համաձայնել ենք արագացնել այս քայլերը։ Մետաքսի ճանապարհի պատմական կամրջի վերականգնումը շատ էական է»։

Արարատ Միրզոյանը, որ Չավուշօղլուից հետո խոսեց, միջանցքի մասին թուրք պաշտոնակցի հայտարարությանը չարձագանքեց, միայն խոսեց Անիի կամրջից։

Ի դեպ, դեռ 2010-ին՝ ֆուտբոլային դիվանագիտության ամենածաղկուն շրջանում, երբ Սերժ Սարգսյանի կառավարությունն էր փորձում Թուրքիայի հետ հարաբերությունները կարգավորել, նախնական պայմանավորվածություն կար Հայաստանի Խարկով և Թուրքիայի Անի սահմանային բնակավայրերն իրար կապող գլխավոր կամուրջը վերականգնելու մասին: Բայց այն այդպես էլ մնաց բարի ցանկություն։






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