Ankara and Yerevan discuss opening of railway border crossing point
On July 30, the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey on normalisation of relations between the two countries, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ruben Rubinian and Ambassador Serdar Kılıç held their fifth meeting at the Margara-Alizhan border point of the Armenian-Turkish border.
No statements were made following the meeting. However, the Armenian side reports that the sides agreed to "assess the technical needs that will create opportunities for the launch of the Akhurik-Akyaka railway border crossing point".
The sides reaffirmed the agreement to continue the normalization process without any preconditions for the complete restoration of relations between the two countries.
Note that Yerevan claimed readiness to open the border, while Ankara linked it with the necessity to conclude a peace agreement between Baku and Yerevan.
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