Turkish Foreign Ministry Comments on Direct Trade With Armenia
Turkey's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli on Tuesday addressed steps toward direct trade with Armenia, saying the normalisation process is continuing at the technical level and that preparations for cross-border trade are under review.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli used his weekly briefing to outline progress on steps toward starting direct trade with Armenia. Keçeli said the normalisation process between Ankara and Yerevan is being conducted through the two special representatives and that technical discussions are ongoing.
Talks launched in 2022 have covered the restoration of diplomatic ties, the eventual opening of the closed land border and the launch of direct commercial flights. Keçeli said preparations of border-crossing infrastructure and customs procedures for a new phase of bilateral exchange are continuing.
Diversifying trade routes in the South Caucasus is also backed by the European Union and the United States. Officials say a move to direct trade would matter both for the bilateral economic relationship and for broader regional logistics corridors, though no firm timetable has been announced.
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