Türkiye and Armenia have agreed to begin bilateral land trade, according to the Turkish publication T24.

As reported by Al Monitor journalist Ezgi Aki, two commercial sources familiar with the situation stated that Ankara and Yerevan have reached an agreement to launch direct land trade, The Caspian Post reports.

This move comes amid increased efforts by Ankara to normalize relations with Yerevan as part of broader regional peace initiatives led by the United States in the South Caucasus.

Türkiye and Armenia do not have official diplomatic relations, and their shared border has been closed since 1993. However, in 2022, the two sides began negotiations to normalize relations with the aim of reopening the border and establishing diplomatic ties, the publication notes.

As part of the normalization process, Türkiye's special envoy for relations with Armenia, Serdar Kılıç, and Armenia's Deputy Speaker of Parliament, special envoy from Yerevan Ruben Rubinyan, held their sixth meeting in Armenia in September, focused on efforts to resolve bilateral relations. According to one source, after these meetings, Kılıç held talks in November with the chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, to discuss the technical details of the new agreement.