Turkey`s Special Representative for Normalization of Relations with  Armenia reports on his visit to Yerevan

ArmInfo. Turkey's Special Representative for Normalization of Relations with Armenia, Serdar K?l?c, has reported on his visit to Yerevan. " We participated in the  panel titled "Turning Point in the South Caucasus; Expectations  Towards Peace and Cooperation," organized within the framework of the  Erivan Forum, together with friends from the EU, Georgia, and  Azerbaijan, as well as my counterpart Ruben Rubinyan in the  normalization process, and shared our views," the Turkish diplomat  wrote on Twitter (X).

It should be noted that during his speech, the Turkish official  supported the normalization of Armenian- Turkish relations and  generally advocated for regional connectivity. This is despite the  fact that  Turkey initiated the closure of the Armenian-Turkish  border in the early 1990s. Moreover, K?l?c stated that he feels like  he is  at home in Yerevan, adding that Armenians and Turks have many  similarities.

The normalization process between Armenia and Turkey was announced on  December 13, 2021, by then- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut  Cavusoglu. He 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 not yet achieved any  breakthroughs, other than the launch of air cargo and passenger  services.