Armenia, Turkey Special Representatives  agree to expedite   implementation of  border crossing agreement

ArmInfo.Special Representatives for the Normalization of Relations between Turkey and Armenia Serdar Kilic and Ruben Rubinyan held their sixth meeting in  Yerevan.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  (MFA) of Armenia, during the meeting they agreed to expedite the  implementation of the border crossing agreement reached on July 1,  2022, and also confirmed the issues they had worked and agreed on   during previous meetings.

Particularly, they agreed that the relevant authorities of the two  countries will conduct the necessary technical studies to restore and  commission the Gyumri-Kars railway and power transmission line.

The special representatives of Armenia and Turkey also agreed to make  every effort to strengthen cooperation in the cultural and academic  fields, particularly, by creating scholarship opportunities for  students in higher education institutions and jointly restoring the  historic Ani/ Silk Road Bridge. Serdar and Rubinyan agreed to carry  out the necessary work for other interested companies to start  flights to various destinations from the summer of 2026, thereby  increasing the number of air routes and flights between the two  countries. In conclusion, they reiterated their commitment to  continue this process without any preconditions.