Turkiye-Armenia border gate reopens

A border gate between Turkiye and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 30 years for the passage of humanitarian assistance for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkiye, the state-run Anadolu News Agency reported.

An Armenian delegation with five trucks of aid had entered through the Alican Border Gate in the Igdir province, said the report on Saturday.

The Armenian aid delegation carrying 100 tons of food, medicine and drinking water passed through the gate toward the southeastern province of Adiyaman in the morning, said Serdar Kilic, Turkiye's special representative for normalization talks with Armenia.