Turkish and Armenian officials have agreed to open the land border for third country citizens visiting both countries as soon as possible, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday, AzVision.az reports citing the Turkish media.
Envoys for the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan “agreed to enable the crossing of the land border between Turkiye and Armenia by third country citizens visiting Turkiye and Armenia respectively at the earliest date possible and decided to initiate the necessary process to that end,” the ministry said in a statement.
Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kilic and Armenian National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan, special representatives for the normalization, held their fourth meeting in Vienna, Austria’s capital.
“They also agreed on commencing direct air cargo trade between Turkiye and Armenia at the earliest possible date and decided to initiate the necessary process to that effect,” the statement said.
The Turkish and Armenian officials also “discussed other possible concrete steps that can be undertaken towards achieving the ultimate goal of full normalization between their respective countries,” it added.
“Finally they reemphasized their agreement to continue the normalization process without preconditions,” the statement said.
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