The representatives of the relevant departments of Armenia and Turkey will meet soon to assess the conditions for the resumption of the Gyumri-Kars railway."To Freedom"Ruben Rubinyan, the envoy of Armenia on the issue of Turkish settlement, deputy speaker of the parliament.
According to him, however, the date of the meeting has not yet been set. are necessary for the restart of the Gyumri-Kars railway," he said.
10 days ago, the ministers of territorial administration of Armenia and the ministers of transport and infrastructure of Turkey met in Istanbul within the framework of the World Congress of the International Road Federation. The parties did not say whether they discussed the issue of the railway, which has not been operating for three decades.
And the special envoys of Armenia and Turkey met for the last time in July at the renovated Margara checkpoint. It was at that meeting that Ruben Rubinyan and Serdar Kilic agreed to jointly assess the technical requirements for crossing the border by Gyumri-Kars railway.
The Armenian envoy explained today that Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan meant this agreement yesterday in the parliament when he said that the parties will implement certain confidence-building measures.
And although another agreement reached more than two years ago, the opening of the border for citizens of third countries, has not yet been implemented, yesterday Foreign Minister Mirzoyan spoke of optimism and new achievements. - "I will express cautious optimism, perhaps this time a little less cautious and a little more firm optimism.
Our conversation is developing at a fairly positive pace, it has content, and I hope that in the very near future we will see new tangible achievements." What is the reason for Minister Mirzoyan's optimism? Ruben Rubinyan, who announced last month that Yerevan expects political will from Ankara regarding the settlement of relations, spoke in general today. He said that the discussions help the parties to better understand each other's positions.
And if there is no political will, and the agreements reached have not been implemented, then what are the expectations from the new programs? "We have expectations that all the agreements we reached will be implemented, and in general we expect that the settlement process will end with diplomatic relations. establishment and opening of borders. We are ready to do it tomorrow," answered Rubinyan.
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