Turks install only facade windows of airport terminal: Zvarthnots denies Turkish media reports

Around 30 local and foreign companies are involved in the construction of the new terminal of Zvarthnots  airport in Yerevan. One of them is a Turkish organization which, as a subcontractor, is engaged only in installing the facade windows, Press Secretary of Zvarthnots Airport Gevorg Abrahamyan told Tert.am.

He denied Turkish media reports on the construction being carried out by Turkish specialists.

Ismayil Kahraman, reporter of Turkish Gebzegazetesi website, who had a three-day visit to Armenia and had shot a documentary, has written an article in which he mentioned that the new terminal is being constructed by Turkish specialists who use construction materials imported from Turkey.

"I have always taken pride in Turkish businessmen's success in many countries of the world. But to see their success in Armenia was quite a different pride. Turkish products are sold almost everywhere. An Argentinean businessman of Armenian decent who decided to reconstruct Yerevan airport to help Armenia has given preference to Turkey. The technical specialists participating in airport construction come from Turkey. And the construction materials are imported from Turkey as well," the Turkish journalist writes.

Touching upon the Armenian Genocide issue, Ismayil Kahraman states that Armenians will not succeed in their efforts to exert pressure on Turkey.

"By inventing such a lie as Genocide, Armenia will never manage to drive Turkey to a tight corner. An Armenian citizen is not even aware of Armenian lobbyist organizations' genocide campaign. I wish Armenian lobbies and Armenian Diaspora directed all sums the spend to Armenia's development. Armenia suffers most from closed borders. If this goes on, Armenia will no longer have a young population demanding lands from Turkey and the country will no longer be capable of protecting even its present day territory," the Turkish author says in conclusion.