Today political analysts Hrant Bagratyan and Gurgen Arsenyan spoke about Armenian-Turkish relations at a press conference. Mr. Bagratyan argued that President Sargsyan must travel to Turkey for the return football match between the teams of the two countries and that it would be foolish not to go. "I believe that it would be a major blunder to place the issue of the Genocide on the table. We shouldn't let Turkey get the upper hand and they would be pleased if President Sargsyan didn't go. We must work with the Turkish society. We must be on the alert. Turkey is twenty-five times larger than Armenia and ninety times stronger economically. We must act accordingly," said Mr. Bagratyan. He added that the comment by President Sargsyan that he would only make the trip if Turkey opened the border was childish and that he must continue what he started. Mr. Arsenyan stated that he believes that one can see fundamental development in Armenian-Turkish relations. He added that development of relations and the removal of problems can only benefit Armenia. Given that the two analysts have a background in economics, reporters asked what Armenia would gain, in economic terms, with the opening of the border. Mr. Arsenyan said that any given entrepreneur in Armenia could triple their capacity once the border was opened since Turkey has an internal market of some 80 million souls. Mr. Bagratyan agreed, saying that an opened border with such a large country would benefit Armenia as well as Turkey. "Opening of the border with Turkey would mean the partial removal of the monopolies in Armenia. This would be a serious step since the Armenian regime is propped up on private monopolies. If the president wants to do away with this situation he should be taking real steps. The Armenian economy wouldn't have fallen 17% if it was free of monopolies. If he wants to remove these monopolies he should start regulating the communications sector," Mr. Bagratyan said. Mr. Bagratyan described Yerevan as a very expensive city. "Gas, electricity, and even water are more expensive than in cities without water. There is a crisis in the world and such prices aren't to be found in general. All of it is the result of monopolies."