Turkiye refutes Azerbaijani mass media claims about reopening of  Armenian-Turkish border 

ArmInfo. Turkey has denied reports by Azerbaijani media regarding the opening of the  Armenian-Turkish border.

Former Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic noted in an  interview with AzerTac that Turkey will not take a single step that  is contrary to the interests of Azerbaijan.

"Attempts to manipulate public opinion by spreading disinformation  regarding the opening of the Turkish- Armenian border are doomed to  failure," the diplomat said.

According to Kilic, circles concerned about the unity and close  cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan are behind the false  reports about the opening of the checkpoint on the Turkish-Armenian  border.

"The claims by certain media outlets that Ankara allegedly opened the  border with Armenia without informing Baku about it are aimed at  damaging the brotherhood of Turkey and Azerbaijan," he said, assuring  that the Turkish authorities are closely coordinating and discussing  any steps with the Azerbaijani side regarding Yerevan.

The former Turkish ambassador recalled the repeated statements of the  Turkish authorities about their position on Armenia. "The process of  normalizing relations between Ankara and Yerevan can only achieve  results after peace is concluded between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The  Turkish authorities have repeatedly stated this," K?l?c said.

He also cited the text of the message from the Center for Combating  Disinformation (DMM) under the Communications Directorate of the  Turkish Presidential Administration about the temporary opening of  the Margara checkpoint for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria.

"The DMM reported that Turkey's Special Representative for the  Normalization of Relations with Armenia, Ambassador Serdar Kilic,  informed Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Ankara Rashad Mammadov on  February 24, 2025, about the desire of the Armenian authorities to  send humanitarian aid to Syria, and on February 26, 2025, Hikmet  Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the  Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, who was  in Ankara, was informed about Yerevan's initiative. All this once  again confirms the coordination of actions between Ankara and Baku,"  Kilic said, adding that no one can drive a wedge between the two  fraternal countries.

The Armenian government, by a decision of March 20 to March 21,  opened the border with Turkey for ten days to send humanitarian aid  to Syria