VERC\u0130HAN Z\u0130FL\u0130O\u011eLU<\/p>\n
Twenty-six Armenian businesspeople from the United States are scheduled to meet today with Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topba\u015f and Ahmet \u00c7al\u0131k, chairman of Turkey\u2019s \u00c7al\u0131k Holding, to discuss business opportunities.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Viken Ayvazian and Archbishop Khadjak Barsamyan, two Armenian-American religious leaders, are to lead the group during the Istanbul visit. The businessmen were joining a larger group that attended the recent reopening ceremony of an Armenian church in the southeastern province of Diyarbak\u0131r.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of these businessmen are visiting Turkey for the first time,\u201d said Oscar Tatosian, who spoke to the H\u00fcrriyet Daily News on behalf of the group.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the upcoming meeting with the \u00c7al\u0131k Holding head, Tatosian said it was very important in terms of dialogue. \u201cOur people should come together and enjoy a cup of tea,\u201d he said. \u201cThe dialogue starts with arts, culture, academic cooperation and trade. The rest will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tatosian owns the New York-based Oscar Isbenan Rug Company, a business started by Tatosian\u2019s grandfather in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas that continues to produce rugs with Anatolian patterns.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandmother used to tell me a lot about the importance of neighborhood,\u201d he said. \u201cAren\u2019t Armenia and Turkey two neighboring countries?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Armenian community abroad is wrongly considered a homogenous one by Turkish people, Tatosian said, adding that many wanted a good relationship with the Turks.<\/p>\n
via Armenian businessmen to meet \u00c7al\u0131k chairman – Hurriyet Daily News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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