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YEREVAN, JULY 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenia is carrying out active construction work in the Margara checkpoint of the Armenian-Turkish border, the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan told reporters on July 20.

He said the construction will be completed soon. “I can’t mention a concrete date, but soon,” he said when asked about the timeframes of completing the construction.

Armenia and Turkey had previously agreed to open the land border for citizens of third countries and diplomatic passport holders.

The border was to be opened in June but the process has been delayed.

“This question is beyond the jurisdiction of the State Revenue Committee,” Badasyan said when asked whether or not the border would be opened for citizens of third countries and diplomatic passport holders after the completion of the construction. “Our job is to ensure the conditions for customs control at the border crossing point, and that’s what we are doing,” he added.