AZERBAIJAN THANKS TURKEY FOR CANCELING YEREVAN-VAN FLIGHTS
April 03, 2013 | 00:17
Once the news about the cancelation~Wwithout even having started~Wof
direct flights between Armenia~Rs capital city Yerevan and Van,
Turkey, became known, Azerbaijani MFA spokesperson Elman Abdullayev
thanked Turkey, Sondakika website of Turkey reports.
Even though direct flights are still conducted between Armenia and
the Turkish cities of Istanbul, Antalya and Bodrum, the Azerbaijani
authorities raised hysteria in connection with the Yerevan-Van flight.
Despite the fact that Turkey has not yet informed as to why it decided
to cancel this flight, the Azerbaijani MFA concludes that this was
done at their request and expresses satisfaction with Turkey for
this decision.
But earlier, Turkey~Rs ambassador to Baku had noted that Azerbaijan
should not be sensitive toward the Yerevan-Van flight, since it is
an initiative of private companies and it does not affect Turkey~Rs
policy on Azerbaijan in any way.
By Artur Hakobyan
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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