ArmInfo. Yerevan is happy to hear statements from the Turkish leadership about the readiness to open the Armenian-Turkish border. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this on June 9 in Yerevan at a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov when asked to comment on the process of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations.
"As for the Armenia-Turkey dialogue, I have to say that we are glad to hear statements from the top leadership of Turkey that they are ready to normalize and establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Armenia and open the Armenian-Turkish border. We welcome it," the RA MFA head said.
On the other hand, Mirzoyan continued, Yerevan sees differences in positions due to the fact that despite Turkey's constant statement that the normalization process should be without any preconditions, nevertheless, attempts are periodically observed to find a connection between the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani processes. According to him, the Turkish authorities regularly try to find this connection or publicly talk about it.
"We do not consider this constructive. There are certain differences in terms of different approaches to the pace. Nevertheless, we are glad to hear the statements of the Turkish leadership about their readiness to open the Armenian-Turkish border," Mirzoyan summed up.
It should be noted that on May 3 the third meeting of the Special Representatives of Armenia and Turkey, RA NA Vice Speaker Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kilic to normalize relations took place in Vienna. The special representatives confirmed that the ultimate goal of the talks is a full-fledged settlement between Armenia and Turkey, which was agreed upon during their first meeting in Moscow on January 14. The start of the normalization process was announced on December 13, 2021 by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. At the same time, he stressed that Ankara will act in coordination with Azerbaijan regarding steps to normalize relations with Armenia.