Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan says the third-country customs obstacle has been removed, although goods still travel through Georgia and the Armenia–Turkey border remains closed.
Armenia’s foreign minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, says trade with Turkey is now direct in customs terms. Previously, goods traded between the countries were processed through a third country.
In an account published on 5 November by Armenpress, Mirzoyan said the obstacle had been removed but did not give a commencement date. He said goods still travel geographically through Georgia and the Armenia–Turkey border remains closed.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a 13 May 2026 statement that preparations for direct trade had been completed as of 11 May. It said a new regulation allowed either country to be listed as the origin or final destination of goods, even when they travel through a third country.
The ministry described the measure as part of confidence-building in a process to normalize relations that began in 2022. It said technical and administrative work toward opening the common border was continuing.
Mirzoyan said relations had advanced enough that the border could open and diplomatic relations could be established at any time.
He also said the next Armenian–Turkish business forum is expected in Armenia early in 2027, following the first forum in Kars.
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Mirzoyan says the customs obstacle has already been removed, rather than giving the arrangement a 2027 start date.
