
Armenian and Turkish special envoys hold talks in Yerevan
The meeting marks the first-ever time the envoys held talks in Yerevan, with previous meetings traditionally held along the border or in third-party countries.
The meeting marks the first-ever time the envoys held talks in Yerevan, with previous meetings traditionally held along the border or in third-party countries.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visited Ankara on Wednesday to meet his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. The visit came just over a week after Armenia sent humanitarian aid to Turkey via land borders that had been closed for thirty years. Mirzoyan arrived in Ankara on Wednesday morning, along with deputy minister Vahan Kostanyan, and Armenia’s special envoy for the normalisation of relations with Turkey, Ruben Rubinyan. ‘I consider it symbolic that on Saturday, the Armenian
The Armenian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Turkey has lifted a ban on direct air cargo transportation between the two countries. According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan, Turkey informed them of the decision on Friday. An agreement to begin direct cargo transport was reached last summer amid ongoing talks on normalisation of relations which emerged after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. ‘We expect that the other agreement, ensuring the possibility of crossing the