Border with Armenia can be opened, Turkish sources say

PanARMENIAN.Net - The closed Armenian-Turkish border could be opened for humanitarian aid purpose depending on the gestures from Armenian side and the direction of the relations, Hurriyet daily reports citing diplomatic sources.



Turkey severed relations and closed its border with Armenia in 1993 to support Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. It also urges Armenia to recognize its borders in compliance with Moscow Treaty and give up the policy calling for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.



Turkey's President Abdullah Gul was in Yerevan on Sept. 6 to watch a World Cup qualifier between the Armenian and Turkish national teams. Before the match, the heads of state discussed possibilities to normalize bilateral relations. "We hope we will be able to demonstrate goodwill to solve the problems between our countries and not leave them to future generations," Armenian President Sargsyan said after the meeting.