Minister announces: Preparations to open border with Armenia have been completed

Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, has said that Ankara is awaiting a final agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and has completed all preparations to open its border crossing points with Armenia.

According to TodayPress TV, the minister made the remarks in response to journalists’ questions on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya.

Uraloğlu noted that Türkiye continues to maintain contacts with Armenia’s relevant minister. He said the necessary preparations had been made to open both the railway border crossing and the Alican road border crossing.

The minister stressed that, taking Azerbaijan’s concerns into account, he believed the process would not take long if mutual agreement were reached.

He also expressed hope that the border crossing points would open in the near future.

Giymat Mahir