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Turkey Mulls Reopening Armenia Border, Ending Cold War Closure

12/3/2025

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Turkey is considering reopening its border with Armenia within six months, potentially ending Europe’s last closed frontier from the Cold War.
The border has been closed since 1993 due to Turkey's support for Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
A successful reopening could bolster Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June elections and may lead to a peace agreement with Ilham Aliyev.

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Turkey is considering reopening its border with Armenia within six months, potentially ending Europe’s last closed frontier from the Cold War.
The border has been closed since 1993 due to Turkey's support for Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
A successful reopening could bolster Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June elections and may lead to a peace agreement with Ilham Aliyev.