‘Unnecessary Rumors Should be Avoided’: Davutoglu on Armenia-Turkey Border Opening

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said yesterday that Turkey will not open its border with Armenia temporarily during an upcoming NATO disaster relief exercise, signaling a reversal of earlier statements that it was under consideration, reports Todays’ Zaman.

“This exercise is for entirely humanitarian purposes and it is about extraordinary circumstances. As a NATO member Turkey will, of course, participate,” Davutoğlu told reporters, when asked to comment about Azerbaijani opposition to a temporary opening of the Turkish-Armenian border. 

“As I have told the Azeri media earlier, opening of the border, even temporarily, is out of the question. Unnecessary rumors should be avoided,” Davutoğlu said.