Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
March 29 2009

Turkey-Armenia border may open in April: EU high-ranking official
29.03.09 16:19

An anonymous high-ranking EU official said he hopes the Turkey-Armenia
border will open in April following U.S. President Barack Obama’s
visit to Turkey, the Sabah newspaper reported.

Turkey and Armenia are attempting to normalize their relations, which
were severed in 1993.

Diplomatic ties were severed due to Armenia’s anti-Turkey campaign and
occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul accepted the proposal of Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan to visit Yerevan to watch a football match
between the two countries on Sept. 6, 2008. After the visit, efforts
to normalize relations have been underway.