"Turkey-Armenia relations at historic point, border could be opened"
Güncelleme Tarihi:
The relations between Turkey and Armenia are at a historic turning point and the developments could result the opening of the border of two neighboring countries, a U.S. congressman said late on Friday.
Robert Wexler told the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee it seemed relations between Turkey and Armenia were at a point of historic opportunity, adding the relations could be normalized and border gates between Turkey and Armenia could be opened, the state-run Anatolian Agency reported Saturday.
Wexler, co-chair of the Turkish friendship group in the U.S. House of Representatives, paid a visit to Turkey and held a series of talks with high-level officials last week.
Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations and their border has been closed for more than a decade, as Armenia presses the international community with the backing of the diaspora to admit the so-called "genocide" claims, instead of accepting Turkey's call to investigate the allegations, and over Armenia's invasion of 20 percent territory of Azerbaijan.
A warmer period began in relations when Turkish President Abdullah Gul paid a landmark visit to Yerevan in September to watch a World Cup qualifying football match between the two countries on the invitation of Sargsyan. The two countries have been holding contacts at the ministerial level since.