FOCUS Information Agency - Though normalization efforts between estranged neighbors Turkey and Armenia have stalled, Turkey will be among the NATO and partner countries taking part in an exercise to be held in Armenia by NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC), the online edition of Turkish Zaman daily informs.Foreign Ministry officials based in Ankara, speaking with Today's Zaman on Wednesday, confirmed a media report that Turkey will participate in a disaster response exercise called “Armenia 2010.” The exercise, organized by the EADRCC as a consequence management field exercise, will take place between Sept. 11 and 17 in Armenia. For the exercise, the border between Turkey and Armenia may be opened “temporarily,” Turkish diplomatic sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Today's Zaman on Wednesday.
“During technical discussions at NATO headquarters in Brussels a while ago, when such a possibility was raised by NATO officials, the Turkish side responded favorably,” diplomatic sources said.
