Turkey once again emphasizes interconnectedness of  Armenian-Azerbaijani and Armenian-Turkish normalization of relations

ArmInfo.The normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia is directly  linked to the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Fuat Oktay, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Turkish Parliament, told reporters.  According to him, these processes are being carried out in parallel, Apa reports.

"We hope that all of this will develop very rapidly and the region's  agenda will no longer be defined by conflicts, but by peace,  prosperity, and development. From now on, we will focus more on the  future." The TBMM committee chairman stated that within the framework  of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, both the transportation of wheat  brought via Kazakhstan and Russia, and the commencement of trade  relations, demonstrate Azerbaijan's self-confidence.

He noted that Azerbaijan has already begun to implement such an  agreement practically in stages, even before the planned agreement is  officially signed and legal obligations are incurred: "This is a very  important indicator and demonstrates Azerbaijan's self-confidence."

The launch of the normalization process was announced on December 13,  2021, by the then-Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. He also  emphasized that Ankara would coordinate with Azerbaijan on steps to  normalize relations with Armenia. The parties appointed special  representatives for the normalization process, Ruben Rubinyan and  Serdar K?l?c, who held several rounds of negotiations. An agreement  was reached to open the Armenian-Turkish border to third-country  nationals