Based on the joint assessment of the bridge between Armenia and Turkey, Armenia has already finalized the construction and technical equipment of the Margara border checkpoint on the Armenia-Turkey border. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this in his address at the ministerial meeting of the 3+3 regional consultative platform Friday in Istanbul, Turkey.

"Additionally, Armenia and Türkiye have already agreed to jointly assess the technical requirements for the border crossing by the Gyumri-Kars railway. This comes to complement already implemented decisions on the establishment of direct flights between Armenia and Turkiye and reciprocally lifting bans for air cargo trade.

"The operation of the Gyumri-Kars railway between Armenia and Türkiye, along with the railway connection between Armenia and Azerbaijan, will immediately provide an effective link between the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Mediterranean," added Mirzoyan.