TURKEY and Armenia agreed that the nations would begin directing air cargo trade between the two at the earliest possible date, reports Istanbul's Daily Sabah.
The envoys for the normalisation process between Ankara and Yerevan 'agreed to enable the crossing of the land border between turkey and Armenia by third-country citizens visiting Turkey and Armenia, respectively at the earliest date possible and decided to initiate the necessary process to that end,' said the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kili? and Armenian National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan held their fourth meeting in Vienna, Austria's capital.
'They also agreed on commencing direct air cargo trade between Turkey and Armenia at the earliest possible date and decided to initiate the necessary process to that effect,' said the statement.
The Turkish and Armenian officials also 'discussed other possible concrete steps that can be undertaken toward achieving the ultimate goal of full normalisation between their countries,' it said.
'Finally, they reemphasized their agreement to continue the normalisation process without preconditions.'
The first round of normalisation talks was held in Moscow on January 14, where both parties agreed to continue negotiations without any preconditions.
The Turkish and Armenian envoys met for the second time in Vienna on February 24, and the third meeting was held on May 3.
The two countries have been divided on many issues, including Armenia's occupation of Karabakh and the 1915 events during the Ottoman Empire era.
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The envoys for the normalisation process between Ankara and Yerevan 'agreed to enable the crossing of the land border between turkey and Armenia by third-country citizens visiting Turkey and Armenia, respectively at the earliest date possible and decided to initiate the necessary process to that end,' said the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Turkish Ambassador Serdar Kili? and Armenian National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan held their fourth meeting in Vienna, Austria's capital.
'They also agreed on commencing direct air cargo trade between Turkey and Armenia at the earliest possible date and decided to initiate the necessary process to that effect,' said the statement.
The Turkish and Armenian officials also 'discussed other possible concrete steps that can be undertaken toward achieving the ultimate goal of full normalisation between their countries,' it said.
'Finally, they reemphasized their agreement to continue the normalisation process without preconditions.'
The first round of normalisation talks was held in Moscow on January 14, where both parties agreed to continue negotiations without any preconditions.
The Turkish and Armenian envoys met for the second time in Vienna on February 24, and the third meeting was held on May 3.
The two countries have been divided on many issues, including Armenia's occupation of Karabakh and the 1915 events during the Ottoman Empire era.
SeaNews Turkey