Claims on simulation of rapprochement with Turkiye lie - MP

ArmInfo.  The claims that the alleged negotiations with Turkey's special representative for normalizing relations with Armenia Serdar Kilic are nothing more than an imitation of establishing relations are false. This was stated by  the secretary of the ruling Civil Contract faction Artur Hovhannisyan  during a briefing on September 15.

He assured that the negotiations were held in a positive atmosphere,  and the Armenian authorities expect further development of relations  with their Turkish colleagues in line with the agreements reached at  these meetings. "We hope that our agreements will be implemented, but  this is all I can say on this topic at the moment. The statement  released following the meeting, in fact, reflected everything that we  have at the moment," Hovhannisyan noted.

The secretary of the ruling faction added that work is currently  ongoing with representatives of the Turkish administration on other  issues. In particular, we are talking about opening the border for  citizens of third countries, diplomats, and so on. "We are working in  this direction and the message that was distributed following the  meeting was essentially about this," Hovhannisyan repeated. At the  same time, he denied the statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan  Fidan that the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty would be signed in  the first half of 2026. According to Hovhannisyan, they rely  exclusively on the agreements that were reached in Washington on  August 8. "At the moment, the deadlines have not been determined, and  we continue to carry out our actions based on the agreements and  documents that are currently available. All other statements have  nothing to do with these processes until they become official,"  Hovhannisyan summed up.

Turkey's Special Representative for Normalization of Relations with  Armenia visited Yerevan on September 12. Moreover, he arrived through  the closed Armenian-Turkish land border. At the Margara checkpoint,  Serdar Kilic was met by the Special Representative for Normalization  of Relations with Turkey Ruben Rubinyan. During the meeting, the  Special Representatives of Armenia and Turkey agreed to accelerate  the processes of implementing the border crossing agreement, make  every effort to strengthen cooperation in the cultural and academic  spheres. In addition, they agreed to carry out the necessary work to  provide interested companies with the opportunity to operate flights  to various destinations from the summer of 2026, which will increase  the number of air routes and flights between the two countries. In  conclusion, they reaffirmed their commitment to continue this process  without any preconditions.