Tuesday, February 7 2023 17:34

ArmInfo.A dialogue between Armenia and Turkey to open borders and establish diplomatic relations is underway. RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this on  February 7 at a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister  Annalena Charlotte Alma Baerbock.

At the same time, he confirmed the sincere readiness of Armenia to be  involved in this process and to reach its positive logical conclusion  in a short time.

"There is some progress. In our view, the process is somewhat slow,  but there are positive results on the ground. Recently, Armenia and  Turkey have decided to lift the ban on air cargo. We hope that this  process will continue faster and with more tangible results," he said  , reaffirming Armenia's commitment to encouraging the process of  building a peaceful and stable large region.

It should be noted that on July 1, the fourth meeting of Special  Representatives for the process of normalization of relations between  Armenia and Turkey, Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia  Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kilic took place in Vienna.  The  parties agreed to ensure the possibility of crossing the  Armenian-Turkish land border for citizens of third countries visiting  Armenia and Turkey, respectively, and decided to start the necessary  processes in this direction.  They also agreed to start direct air  transportation of goods between Armenia and Turkey as soon as  possible and decided to start the necessary processes in this  direction.  Finally, the parties reiterated their agreement to  continue the normalization process without preconditions.  The start  of the normalization process was announced on December 13, 2021 by  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. At the same time, he  stressed that Ankara will act in coordination with Azerbaijan  regarding steps to normalize relations with Armenia.