The pass was last used to transport aid from the Turkish Red Crescent to earthquake-stricken Armenia in 1988
A border crossing among longtime enemies, the Turkey and Armeniafirst opened here and 35 years to allow the transfer of aid to victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the official Anadolu news agency reported and a diplomat confirmed.
Turkey’s special envoy for Armenia, Serdar Kilic, tweeted photos of trucks crossing the Alikan checkpoint on the Turkish side of the Aras River, which separates the two countries.
Depremin here akabindeki 28 man A/K team and technical equipment ilaveten, the people of Armenia 5 TIR full of 100 tons of food, medicine, water and other emergency aid package this morning, crossing the Alican border gate and leaving for Adıyaman. Thank you @RubenRubinyan thanks Armenia pic.twitter.com/Val0BC9pbp
— Serdar KILIÇ (@serdarkilic9) February 11, 2023
“I will always remember the generous aid sent by the people of Armenia to contribute to the relief of those affected by the earthquake in Turkey,” Kilic said, thanking Armenian officials.
According to Anadolu, the pass was last used to transport aid from the Turkish Red Crescent to earthquake-stricken Armenia in 1988.
Last year, Turkish and Armenian leaders met informally at a European summit after their foreign ministers met in an attempt to mend relations.
Ankara has not had diplomatic or trade relations with Armenia since the 1990s.
The two countries have been divided over a number of issues, including Armenia’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the events of 1915 during the Ottoman Empire, and the border between the two neighbors has been closed since 1993.
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