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| Turkey and Armenia set for ties | Turkey and Armenia set for ties |
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| Turkey and its neighbour Armenia have moved closer to establishing diplomatic ties after decades of bitter mistrust on both sides. | Turkey and its neighbour Armenia have moved closer to establishing diplomatic ties after decades of bitter mistrust on both sides. |
| They are to hold six weeks of domestic consultations on the move after which their parliaments will vote on it, their foreign ministries announced. | They are to hold six weeks of domestic consultations on the move after which their parliaments will vote on it, their foreign ministries announced. |
| Negotiations on the mending of ties have been brokered by Switzerland. | Negotiations on the mending of ties have been brokered by Switzerland. |
| The two countries remain deeply divided over the fate Armenians suffered under Turkish Ottoman rule. | |
| Turkey has resisted widespread calls for it to recognise the mass killing of Armenians during World War I as an act of genocide. | Turkey has resisted widespread calls for it to recognise the mass killing of Armenians during World War I as an act of genocide. |
| Anticipation of a diplomatic breakthrough has been growing ahead of a planned visit by Armenian President Serge Sarkisian to Turkey on 14 October. | Anticipation of a diplomatic breakthrough has been growing ahead of a planned visit by Armenian President Serge Sarkisian to Turkey on 14 October. |
| He is due to attend the return leg of a World Cup qualifying football match between the two countries. | He is due to attend the return leg of a World Cup qualifying football match between the two countries. |
| 'Border to open' | 'Border to open' |
| A roadmap for the normalisation of the relationship between the two countries was agreed in April. | A roadmap for the normalisation of the relationship between the two countries was agreed in April. |
| Hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians died in 1915 | Hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians died in 1915 |
| The foreign ministries said the two countries had agreed to start internal discussions on two protocols: one establishing diplomatic relations and the other developing bilateral ties. | The foreign ministries said the two countries had agreed to start internal discussions on two protocols: one establishing diplomatic relations and the other developing bilateral ties. |
| "The political consultations will be completed within six weeks, following which the two protocols will be signed and submitted to the respective parliaments for ratification," their joint statement said. | "The political consultations will be completed within six weeks, following which the two protocols will be signed and submitted to the respective parliaments for ratification," their joint statement said. |
| According to Reuters news agency, the Turkish-Armenian border - closed by Turkey in 1993 - will re-open within two months of the protocols coming into force. | According to Reuters news agency, the Turkish-Armenian border - closed by Turkey in 1993 - will re-open within two months of the protocols coming into force. |
| In a statement, the US said it welcomed the move and was ready to work with both governments to support the normalisation of ties. | In a statement, the US said it welcomed the move and was ready to work with both governments to support the normalisation of ties. |
| Modern Armenia, which took shape as a Soviet republic in 1920, has only had diplomatic relations with Turkey as part of the USSR. | Modern Armenia, which took shape as a Soviet republic in 1920, has only had diplomatic relations with Turkey as part of the USSR. |
| Since declaring independence in 1991, it has pressed for recognition of what it says was genocide. | Since declaring independence in 1991, it has pressed for recognition of what it says was genocide. |
| Relations have also been complicated by Turkish support for Azerbaijan in its armed conflict with Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. | Relations have also been complicated by Turkish support for Azerbaijan in its armed conflict with Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. |