Ararat Mirzoyan, the foreign minister of Armenia, has arrived in Turkey amid ongoing rapprochement between the two nations following the earthquakes.
A few days after Anadolu news agency reported that a border gate between Turkey and Armenia had been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims, Mirzoyan’s visit, in which she is scheduled to meet with her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, was announced.
Since the two nations have been at odds over the 1.5 million people Armenia claims were killed in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire, the forerunner of modern Turkey, Ankara has had no diplomatic or business relations with Armenia.
Killing, according to Armenia, is genocide. That label has been rejected by Turkey.
Last year, Turkish and Armenian leaders met informally at a European summit, which followed a foreign ministers meeting. Mirzoyan also intends to visit Armenian rescue teams working in Turkey during the trip, according to Armenia’s foreign ministry.
The Armenian FM has arrived in Ankara, Turkey.
— 301🇦🇲 (@301arm) February 15, 2023
FM Mirzoyan will meet Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu during the visit.
FM Mirzoyan’s delegation includes VS of Parliament and the Special Representative of Armenia in the negotiations for normalization with Turkey Ruben Rubinyan. pic.twitter.com/OiMm9sY45z