Ankara announces completion of bureaucratic process for direct trade  between Turkey and Armenia

ArmInfo. As part of confidence-building measures undertaken in the process of normalizing relations with Armenia, which has been ongoing since 2022, as of May  11, 2026, bureaucratic preparations for the commencement of direct  trade between our country and Armenia have been completed. Turkish  Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Oncu Keceli wrote this on his Twitter  account (X).

He added that the necessary technical and bureaucratic work to open  the common border between the two countries is still ongoing.

"Thanks to the new regulation, it is now possible to ship goods from  Turkey to a third country and from there to Armenia (or vice versa  via the same route) with the indication 'Armenia/Turkey' as the final  destination or origin.

In light of the historic opportunity that has arisen to strengthen  lasting peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus, Turkey will  continue to contribute to the development of economic relations in  the region and the further advancement of cooperation for the benefit  of all countries and peoples in the region," the Turkish diplomat  stated.

The launch of the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey  was announced on December 13, 2021, by 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 of Turkey and Armenia for  the normalization process - Serdar K?l?c and Ruben Rubinyan - who  have already held several rounds of negotiations, but have so far  failed to achieve any breakthrough decisions, other than the launch  of air cargo and passenger transportation.