Earlier today RoA Foreign Miister Edward Nalbandian hosted Gernot Erler, the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany who has come to Armenia with a Bundestag South Caucasus delegation headed by MP Shteffen Raikh. At a press conference held afterwards, Gernot Erler, stated,"We would be very glad if the Armenian-Turkish border opened under this economic crisis." At the press conference was Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, Karine Ghazinyan, who noted that, "Having closed borders in the 21st century is unnatural: there are many neighbors who have problems, but they solve those through dialogue. I thin that today Armenia and Turkey are en route to dialogue, and the rest of the problems will be solved after the border is opened and diplomatic relations are established," Mr. Erler added that he welcomes the meetings of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents targeted at the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, as well as the dialogue launched between Armenia and Turkey. Speaking about the Karabakh issue, Gernot Erler excluded a military solution of the conflict. "I want to make a proposal during my visit to the region: although we state that the meetings on the presidential level are very productive, it’s necessary for the society to be ready for mutual concessions. It’s necessary to think about the establishment of peace in the region," the Minister of State declared.