Armenia: Reopening the border with Türkiye is very important
| A senior Armenian diplomat said on Tuesday that the reopening of Armenia's border with Turkey is very important and hopes that this concrete step will be taken in the near future. |
According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia expressed hope that in the near future the border of Armenia and Turkey for citizens of third countries and individuals have a diplomatic passport to be reopened.
According to the news agency, /armenian_foreign_ministry_expresses_hope_for_opening_of_armenian_turkish_border_soon/”>Arka,” Manatsakan Safarian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, said during a meeting in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, that the opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey is very important.
Turkey closed its common border with Armenia in 1993 as a sign of solidarity with the Republic of Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The relations between Turkey and Armenia have been strained due to the massacre of Armenians in the First World War in the Ottoman Empire. The crimes that Armenia insists are genocide. Turkey strongly rejects the label of genocide.
The senior diplomat of Armenia said: “I hope that this concrete step will be taken in this direction in the near future.” .»
Armenia is negotiating with Turkey. Prior to this, there was no possibility of such an active dialogue between the two countries. He described Armenia and Turkey as the most important factors in the peaceful development of the South Caucasus. In a speech at the recent meeting of the “Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe” in Yerevan, Pashinyan said: “A strategic vision has been provided for creating a peaceful development environment in the South Caucasus.”
In December 2021, Armenia and Turkey appointed special envoys to normalize their relations. The two sides then agreed to reopen the border to third-country nationals visiting Armenia and Turkey, respectively. It was also agreed that direct air transportation of goods between Armenia and Turkey will start as soon as possible.
Armenia in February 2023, 2 truck convoys sent food, medicine and other relief equipment to the earthquake affected areas of Turkey. It supports Armenia and Turkey. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the process of normalizing relations between Turkey and Armenia has started with the support of Russia.
Lavrov said: We welcome the efforts to unblock the transportation and communication routes and rebuild the South Caucasus after the war.”
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