PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party Eduard Aghajanyan has revealed that Turkey has indeed dropped hints about redefining the border with Armenia but added that Yerevan has "categorically" rejected the proposal.
Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said earlier that there was no discussion or agreement on the re-demarcation of the Armenian-Turkish border, something announced earlier by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Aghajanyan said Tuesday, May 3 that the matter was briefly raised during the meetings of the special envoys appointed by the two countries. However, he said, the borders have been defined during the Soviet Union, so no new map is necessary, CivilNet reports.
"One can guess why Turkey raises this issue," the MP said, maintaining that the Armenian side doesn't see willingness from Turkey to take concrete steps in the short term.
Turkey and Armenia last December named special envoys to discuss the normalization of ties. Three rounds of talks followed on January 14, on February 24 and then on May 3. During the last meeting, the sides reaffirmed their goal of achieving full normalization between their respective countries.
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