Ararat Mirzoyan
Baku/17.02.23/Turan: There is a decision to speed up the process of opening borders with Turkey, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who returned from a trip to Turkey, said on Friday.
“Concrete agreements have also been reached. I can state that there is a decision to speed up the process of dialogue and the process of the final opening of the borders,” Mirizoyan said, commenting on the agreements with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu.
“Before the start of the tourist season, we will work to make it possible to cross the land border for citizens of third countries and for citizens of our two countries with diplomatic passports,” Mirzoyan said. --02D--
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