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13 February 2017

Trend

Turkey will not open its border with Armenia until this country ends the occupation of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region and normalize its relations with Azerbaijan, said Turkey’s Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Ahmet Arslan.

“Unfortunately, the border with Armenia is closed; if only it were not closed,” said Arslan. “But there is a condition. If Armenia ends its occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and normalize relations with Azerbaijan, then we will open the border here, too.”

The minister said the implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project is experiencing a slight delay, but the work will be accelerated in March-April.

“I hope the project will be completed in mid-2017. This project is very important for our country and the region,” he added.