{"id":21145,"date":"2026-10-23T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umba.am\/am\/?p=21145"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:45:46","slug":"%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%b5-%d6%87-%d5%a9%d5%b8%d6%82%d6%80%d6%84-%d5%ac%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%a3%d6%80%d5%b8%d5%b2%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%a8-%d5%ae%d5%b8%d5%b6%d5%b8%d5%a9%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4-%d5%a5%d5%b6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umba.am\/en\/news\/%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%b5-%d6%87-%d5%a9%d5%b8%d6%82%d6%80%d6%84-%d5%ac%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%a3%d6%80%d5%b8%d5%b2%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%a8-%d5%ae%d5%b8%d5%b6%d5%b8%d5%a9%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4-%d5%a5%d5%b6\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenian and Turkish Journalists Explore Prospects for Normalizing Bilateral Economic Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”text-justify”]A 12-day media tour for Armenian and Turkish journalists and media professionals has been organized by the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA) under the EU-funded program \u201cSupport to Armenia-Turkey Normalization: Strengthening Cross-Border Ties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tour began in T\u00fcrkiye on 12 October and brings together 14 participants, seven from each country. From 18 October, the program continues in Armenia.<\/p>\n

During the tour, participants visit manufacturing enterprises, learn about the work and potential of economic institutions, and meet with newsroom teams, civil society organizations and public figures.<\/p>\n

On 22 October, the Armenian and Turkish journalists met in Yerevan, at the Eurasia Partnership Foundation office, with Vassilis Maragos, the European Union Ambassador to Armenia, and Nerses Karamanukyan, Vice President of UMBA. Participants raised the issues that interested them and received answers.<\/p>\n

One of the key topics of discussion was the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. The journalists were particularly interested in the possible timeline for the opening, the investment needed to make the railway and road infrastructure operational, and the reasons behind the delays in the process.<\/p>\n

According to UMBA Vice President Nerses Karamanukyan, the Turkish journalists were greatly impressed by their visits to Armenian manufacturing enterprises. He said they consider the earliest possible opening of the border important, seeing it as an opportunity to expand people-to-people contacts and develop cooperation between businesses in the two countries.<\/p>\n

On the same day, the group of Armenian and Turkish journalists visited the \u201cGreen Zone\u201d at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan, held as part of COP17, the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Participants learned about the companies presented at the UMBA pavilion and about initiatives aimed at preserving biodiversity, and also toured other pavilions.<\/p>\n

The meetings and events planned as part of the media tour will continue until 23 October.<\/p>\n

UMBA is implementing the program \u201cSupport to Armenia-Turkey Normalization: Strengthening Cross-Border Ties\u201d in cooperation with the Eurasia Partnership Foundation, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of T\u00fcrkiye (TEPAV) and the Hrant Dink Foundation, with funding from the European Union.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]